Establishment profile
CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
412 NORTH MARKET, CHARLESTON, MS, 38921
Summary
CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $400 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 15,535 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 40 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, 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
75% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $400 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 1976 | Apr 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I | 1 | 1 | $240 | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $80 | Apr 1985 | Apr 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A04 | 1 | 1 | $80 | Apr 1985 | Apr 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E09 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1985 | Apr 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1985 | Apr 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G03 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B08 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 C02 VI | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011022 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
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. Peer group: 15,535 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 40+ years. Most recent activity: 40 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 CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, 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 CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, 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 CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES INC 101 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE · CHARLESTON, MS, 38921 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 3 | 0 | — | Feb 2026 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of Homeland SecuritySIGNS ARE URGENT FOR THE OPENING OF HERBERT ROAD. SIGN SYSTEM IS WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE SO PARTS WILL MATCH. PLEASE INSERT VENDOR INFORMATION THAT FOLLOWS: CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, 101 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, CHARLESTON, MS 38921. PHONE: 800-647-2384/FAX: 800-413-0454. POC: PAMELA TENNERcontract · Last action 2010-11-01$5,549
- Department of DefenseSIGNcontract · Last action 2010-01-22$3,786
- Department of Veterans AffairsSIGN POSTS.contract · Last action 2008-02-14$2,434
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 339950 - SIGN MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2010-11-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-03-05 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $240 | |
| 1985-04-30 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-04-17 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $160 | |
| 1976-09-23 | Planned | 21 | — | $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 CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, 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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- What is CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CHARLESTON INDUSTRIES, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $400 in total penalties.