Establishment profile
CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC.
138 WALSER RD., LEXINGTON, NC, 27292
Operated by Cardinal Container Services · 1 of 3 establishments
423840 — Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC. has accumulated 38 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $2,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 582 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
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. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $2,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 2 | 1 | $750 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1995 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G02 | 2 | 1 | — | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D07 IA | 1 | 1 | $750 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $125 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4238 within NC. Peer group: 582 employers. This establishment has 38 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 72 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 CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, 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 CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, 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 CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-15 | Planned | 16 | 5 | $125 | |
| 1999-11-03 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-07-31 | Complaint | 22 | 11 | $1,875 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cardinal Container Services.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cardinal Container Services across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in industrial supplies merchant wholesalers within NC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC.SALISBURY — 2 federal enforcement records
- RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS, INC.CHARLOTTE — 2 federal enforcement records
- FERGUSON ENTERPRISES, INC. DBA FRISCHKORN INC.MORRISVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- TEX SOURCE, INCKINGS MOUNTAIN — 1 federal enforcement record
- SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.MOORESVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.ARDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEARING DISTRIBUTORS, INC.HICKORY — 1 federal enforcement record
- MOTION INDUSTRYARDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- INMARK, LLCHIGH POINT — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEARING DISTRIBUTORS, INC.GREENSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Cardinal Container Services, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC.LEXINGTON, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Cardinal Container Services locationsParent rollup
- Industrial Supplies Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NCState-wide enforcement data
- Industrial Supplies Merchant in NCIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, 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 Cardinal Container Services, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 38 violations and $2,000 in total penalties.
- How does CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC. operates in the industrial supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. CARDINAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.64 compared to an industry average of 0.9.