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BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC

100 INDUSTRIAL DR, POPLARVILLE, MS, 39470
332312Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
4
over 23 years
Violations
42
$20,142 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $20,142 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 103 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.2 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
42
1.8 / yr
Penalties
$20,142
$480 avg / violation
90% serious10% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $18,392 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0242 B22$3,920Mar 2010Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0111$1,784Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.0134 D03 I B 111$1,784Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0911$1,428Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.0027 F11$1,427Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$1,427Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.0029 F04 I11$1,075Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$460Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$440Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$440Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0110 D07 I11$440Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$440Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211$440Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0253 A0311$440Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$440Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0146 K01 III11$440Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0146 D04 VIII11$440Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$440Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1904.0004 A11$357Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211$330Mar 2010Mar 2010

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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3323 within MS. Peer group: 103 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $3,586
Inspection frequency
87th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
Complaint
3

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

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
13 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

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

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES
100 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE · POPLARVILLE, MS, 39470
RCRANo Violation Identified10Apr 2026View →
BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
100 POPLARVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK · POPLARVILLE, MS, 39470
WaterNo Violation Identified00Nov 2020View →

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 BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-08-21Complaint53$7,646
2012-08-21Complaint86$4,996
2010-02-04Planned2929$7,500
2002-10-21Complaint0$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC's OSHA violation history?
BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $20,142 in total penalties.
How does BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
BEST EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4.