THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY is a newspaper publishers employer in CHARLOTTE, NC. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 2 violations and $11,900 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY
600 S. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28202
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Inspection History
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Other employers in Newspaper Publishers within NC
- 146830 - ADAMS PUBLISHING GROUP LLC — BOONE — 1 federal record
- 150666 - THE HIGH POINT ENTERPRISE, LLC — HIGH POINT — 1 federal record
- 137508 - THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER — CHARLOTTE — 1 federal record
- THE NEWS & OBSERVER — RALEIGH — 1 federal record
- PAXTON MEDIA GROUP, LLC DBA LENOIR NEWS TOPIC — LENOIR — 1 federal record
- PMG ACQUISITION, LLC D.B.A. THE ENQUIRER-JOURNAL — MONROE — 1 federal record
- THE TIMES-NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY — BURLINGTON — 1 federal record
- SUN JOURNAL INC. — NEW BERN — 1 federal record
- CIVITAS MEDIA, LLC — LUMBERTON — 1 federal record
- BOONE NEWSMEDIA, INC. DBA ROANOKE-CHOWAN NEWS-HERA — AHOSKIE — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the newspaper publishers industry in NC, THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY ranks in the 79th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 49 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 98th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 88th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.8 for the newspaper publishers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.6.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 14 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $11,900 in total penalties.
- How does THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY operates in the newspaper publishers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.8.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY of CHARLOTTE, NC from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. OSHA accident records on file for THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY include 1 hospitalization.
This profile may be incomplete if THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANYoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.