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MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.

1149 DUVALL ROAD, CHATSWORTH, GA, 30705
Operated by MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC · 1 of 103 establishments
314110Carpet and Rug Mills
EIN 521604305

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OSHA inspections
5
over 16 years
Violations
7
$110,494 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $110,494 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 74th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 120 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.3 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
7
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$110,494
$15,785 avg / violation
86% serious14% other
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 5
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 5

40% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 6 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $110,494 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$84,071Feb 2018Sep 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B11$10,163Sep 2018Sep 2018
29 CFR 1910.0029 B0211$8,130Sep 2018Sep 2018
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111$8,130Sep 2018Sep 2018
29 CFR 1910.0213 B0311Sep 2018Sep 2018
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0411Sep 2018Sep 2018

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

74th

Above average violations in NAICS 3141 within GA. Peer group: 120 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $3,103
Inspection frequency
93rd
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.0
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.5

Reported for 136 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Follow-up
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Oct 2020

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Oct 18, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 20, 2018Carpet,Roller--Mach/Part,Steel,Struck ByFatality11
Sep 1, 2017Caught Between,CrushedFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in GA — for MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-346115Unfair labor practiceJul 2024OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC
DUVALL ROAD · CHATSWORTH, GA, 30705
AirNo Violation Identified20Dec 2024View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The large rugs fail to meet federal standards for flammability and could ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. The small rugs fail to meet federal labeling requirements. Small rugs are not required to meet the federal flammability standard. Most recent recall: 2014-11-19. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 2 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Mohawk Recalls Rugs Due To Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at The Home Depot
#15031
Nov 2014The large rugs fail to meet federal standards for flammability and could ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. The small rugs fail to meet federal labeling requirements. Small rugs are not required to meet the federal flammability standardhowever, they are required to be permanently labeled with the following statement: "FLAMMABLE (FAILS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE STANDARD FF 2-70): SHOULD NOT BE USED NEAR SOURCES OF IGNITION."View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. (across 7 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$364K
Obligated (all-time)
$21.4M
Awards (all-time)
1,133

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-07-30Follow-up0$0
2023-08-15Follow-up0$0
2018-03-20Fatality/Catastrophe65$97,560
2017-09-02Fatality/Catastrophe11$12,934
2009-09-18Planned0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. is one of 103 establishments rolled up under the parent organization MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC across all 103 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in carpet and rug mills within GA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC, which operates 103 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $110,494 in total penalties.
How does MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the carpet and rug mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.
Has MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC..