Hanwha Q Cells USA, Inc.
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DALTON, GA | Photovoltaic devices, solid-state, manufacturing
~958 avg employees | 6 years of OSHA data
Hanwha Q Cells USA, Inc. has an average TCR of 3.8, which is 115% of the industry average (3.3) for Photovoltaic devices, solid-state, manufacturing. This is worse than average.
Safety Insights for Hanwha Q Cells USA, Inc.
Hanwha Q Cells USA, Inc. operates an establishment with approximately 958 full-time equivalent workers in DALTON, GA, classified under the Photovoltaic devices, solid-state, manufacturing industry (NAICS 334413). Across 6 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 126 recordable injuries, 63 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 3.8 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the C letter grade (Average Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.3 for Photovoltaic devices, solid-state, manufacturing, Hanwha Q Cells USA, Inc.'s workforce experiences 115% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR above the benchmark flags a higher-than-typical risk profile for jobseekers, insurers, and enforcement agencies to examine.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 6 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Hanwha Q Cells USA, Inc. as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Hanwha Q Cells USA, Inc.'s own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source — name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 334413 — Photovoltaic devices, solid-state, manufacturing.
DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2024)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
35 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 4,215,493 hours worked = 1.66 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hanwha Q Cells USA, Inc. (this establishment) | 3.78 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 6-year avg |
| Microprocessor chip manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 334413 |
| Georgia state avg (all industries) | 17.39 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics — Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Hanwha Q Cells USA, Inc. to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 40 reportable incidents · 40 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 24 reportable incidents · 24 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 12 reportable incidents · 12 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 61 reportable incidents · 23 injuries, 38 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 44 reportable incidents · 20 injuries, 24 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 8 reportable incidents · 7 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) — inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 23 | 38 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 20 | 24 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
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