Establishment profile
FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, INC.
7950 PENCE ROAD, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28215
332312 — Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
EIN 561974155
Summary
FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, INC. has accumulated 51 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $9,800 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 486 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, 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
83% 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 · 26 citations in this view · $9,800 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 3 | 3 | $2,300 | Mar 1998 | Nov 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 2 | 2 | $3,300 | Oct 2009 | Nov 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $600 | Mar 1998 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 2 | 2 | $100 | Oct 2009 | Nov 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 2 | 2 | $100 | Oct 2009 | Nov 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 I09 III | 1 | 1 | $600 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 B05 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 9501.2901 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $250 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2009 | Oct 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 3323 within NC. Peer group: 486 employers. This establishment has 51 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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 58 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 FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, 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 FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, 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 FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FABRICATION ASSOCIATES INC 7950 PENCE RD · CHARLOTTE, NC, 28215 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2013 | 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 FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-10 | Follow-up | 4 | 1 | $5,200 | |
| 2010-04-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-09-16 | Planned | 27 | 13 | $4,300 | |
| 2002-03-27 | Planned | 7 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-03-28 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-02-23 | Planned | 12 | 5 | $300 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 51 violations and $9,800 in total penalties.
- How does FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, INC. operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. FABRICATION ASSOCIATES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 6.93 compared to an industry average of 1.8.