CARTER MANUFACTURING CO is a wood container and pallet manufacturing employer in LAKE CITY, SC. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 22 violations and $12,641 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 1, 2026.
CARTER MANUFACTURING CO
346 S CHURCH STREET, LAKE CITY, SC, 29560
321920 — Top companies in Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
2 employees
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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.
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Industry context
Within the wood container and pallet manufacturing industry in SC, CARTER MANUFACTURING CO ranks in the 98th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 154 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 97th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 74th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.9 for the wood container and pallet manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.6. CARTER MANUFACTURING CO's self-reported DART rate is 1.59, which is below the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 12 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CARTER MANUFACTURING CO's OSHA violation history?
- CARTER MANUFACTURING CO has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $12,641 in total penalties.
- How does CARTER MANUFACTURING CO's safety record compare to its industry?
- CARTER MANUFACTURING CO operates in the wood container and pallet manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. CARTER MANUFACTURING CO's self-reported DART rate is 1.59 compared to an industry average of 2.6.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARTER MANUFACTURING CO of LAKE CITY, SC 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 1, 2026.
This profile may be incomplete if CARTER MANUFACTURING COoperates 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.