Establishment profile
GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC.
3423 FORK SHOALS RD., SIMPSONVILLE, SC, 29680
Operated by General Equipment & Supply
339999 — All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Summary
GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC. has accumulated 52 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $10,191 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 96 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in 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 5 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 · 29 citations in this view · $10,191 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 2 | 2 | $2,500 | May 2009 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1001.2 A | 2 | 2 | $2,075 | May 2009 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G02 | 2 | 2 | $875 | May 2009 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E02 | 2 | 2 | $375 | May 2009 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 C | 2 | 2 | $350 | May 2009 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 2 | 2 | $337 | May 2009 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C05 | 2 | 2 | $210 | May 2009 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1997 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 2 | 1 | — | May 2009 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C02 | 1 | 1 | $562 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B10 | 1 | 1 | $562 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $225 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B02 | 1 | 1 | $210 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D01 | 1 | 1 | $200 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $120 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C08 | 1 | 1 | $40 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
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 3399 within SC. Peer group: 96 employers. This establishment has 52 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 46 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 GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 4 months 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 · 65 violations · $104,325 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Feb 2016 | 1 | 65 | 65 | $104,325 | — |
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 · 65 violations · $104,325 in backwages · 65 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2014 – Feb 2016 | Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | FLSA | 65 | 65 | $104,325 | — |
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 GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, 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 GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, 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 GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GENERAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY 3423 FORK SHOALS RD · SIMPSONVILLE, SC, 29680 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-03-30 | Complaint | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-03-30 | Complaint | 15 | 5 | $2,061 | |
| 2013-08-21 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-04-18 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $4,950 | |
| 2010-01-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-11-04 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-03-26 | Complaint | 14 | 7 | $1,520 | |
| 2009-03-26 | Complaint | 8 | 6 | $460 | |
| 1997-05-28 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-07-12 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | |
| 1994-07-12 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization General Equipment & Supply.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of General Equipment & Supply across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- All General Equipment & Supply locationsParent rollup
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, 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 GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 52 violations and $10,191 in total penalties.
- How does GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC. operates in the all other miscellaneous manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.02 compared to an industry average of 1.5.