Establishment profile
CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC.
2426 CHAMBERLAIN AVE., CHARLOTTE, NC, 28208
Operated by GREIF, INC · 1 of 80 establishments
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $1,375 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 66th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 320 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 77th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $1,375 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,225 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Oct 2003 | Oct 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2003 | Oct 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 H | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 4239 within NC. Peer group: 320 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 14 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
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
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 CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, 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 CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, 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 CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP INC. 4915 HOVIS RD · CHARLOTTE, NC, 28208 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Feb 2021 | View → |
CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP INC 2426 CHAMBERLAIN AVE · CHARLOTTE, NC, 28208 | Water | — | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 2018 | View → |
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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-04 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-09-24 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $150 | |
| 2000-07-27 | Planned | 7 | 2 | $1,225 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC. is one of 80 establishments rolled up under the parent organization GREIF, INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of GREIF, INC across all 80 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in recyclable material merchant wholesalers within NC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- POWERHOUSE RECYCLING INC.SALISBURY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHERN METALS RECYCLING, INC.WILMINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHARLOTTE METAL RECYCLINGCHARLOTTE — 2 federal enforcement records
- RALEIGH METAL RECYCLINGRALEIGH — 2 federal enforcement records
- BILTMORE IRON & METAL COMPANY, INC.ASHEVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- TROY POLYMER INCTROY — 2 federal enforcement records
- VERITY RECYCLING LLCASHEBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- LOWE FUR & HERB, INC.NORTH WILKESBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- DWAIN'S INDUSTRIAL SCRAP AND WASTE HANDLING, INC.DENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- PAPER STOCK DEALERS INCGREENSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by GREIF, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GREIF, INC.OREGON, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- CONTAINER LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT LLC DBA DRUMCOARKADELPHIA, AR — 2 federal enforcement records
- CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIAL AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS GROUPKERNERSVILLE, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREIF, INC.MERCED, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREIF, INC.LOCKPORT, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREIF COMPANIESALLENTOWN, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- MICHIGAN PACKAGING COMASON, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREIF PACKAGING, INC.MERCED, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREIF, INC.DORAVILLE, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREIF INCFONTANA, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All GREIF, INC locationsParent rollup
- Recyclable Material Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NCState-wide enforcement data
- Recyclable Material Merchant in NCIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup GREIF, INC, which operates 80 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $1,375 in total penalties.
- How does CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. CARAUSTAR RECOVERED FIBER GROUP, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.