Establishment profile
CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
6855 CRAIN HIGHWAY, LA PLATA, MD, 20646
Operated by Charles County Government · 1 of 3 establishments
EIN 526000925
Summary
CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 34 years of recorded history.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 38,271 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced 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.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 8900.32 D B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 8900.32 E A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 0964 within MD. Peer group: 38,271 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 625 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.
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 CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Nov 2016 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2014 – Nov 2016 | Local Police Protection | FLSA | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. 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 CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-06-13 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-11-20 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-09-27 | Planned | 8 | 5 | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Charles County Government.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Charles County Government across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Charles County Government, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CHARLES COUNTY GOVERNMENTNEWBURG, MD — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHARLES COUNTY GOVERNMENTWALDORF, MD — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Charles County Government locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 096All employers in this industry
- Employers in MDState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in MDIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Charles County Government, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE's OSHA violation history?
- CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $0 in total penalties.