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STERLING RACK CO., INC. is a all other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing employer in GASTONIA, NC. Federal records show 4 OSHA inspections with 28 violations and $8,900 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 1, 2026.

STERLING RACK CO., INC.

6655 TAR HEEL DR., GASTONIA, NC, 28056

333999 Top companies in All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

Federal Enforcement
4
OSHA inspections
28 violations
$8,900 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2
Industry Avg DART
1.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
4
OSHA Violations
28
Total Penalties
$8,900
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
24 years
Last Activity
12yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
1.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
50% serious$318 avg per violation$2,225 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$8,900 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
4
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections

Peer Comparison

100%
Worse than most peers
vs 127 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
95%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
91%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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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 all other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing industry in NC, STERLING RACK CO., INC. ranks in the 100th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 127 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 95th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 91th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2 for the all other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.3.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 13 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is STERLING RACK CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
STERLING RACK CO., INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $8,900 in total penalties.
How does STERLING RACK CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
STERLING RACK CO., INC. operates in the all other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STERLING RACK CO., INC. of GASTONIA, 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 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if STERLING RACK CO., INC.operates 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.