Establishment profile
JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC.
1020 JE HERNDON ACCESS RD., KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC, 28086
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $1,075 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 320 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 25 citations in this view · $1,075 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $150 | Feb 2002 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 2002 | Mar 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0262 C05 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1998 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1998 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 2 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 IID | 1 | 1 | $175 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E02 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B03 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 B06 VI | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 H12 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
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 4239 within NC. Peer group: 320 employers. This establishment has 41 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 20 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 JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JE HERNDON COMPANY, 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 JE HERNDON COMPANY, 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 JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for JE HERNDON COMPANY, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.E. HERNDON COMPANY 1020 J E HERNDON ACCESS RD · KINGS MTN, NC, 28086 | Water | 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 JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-09 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-06-03 | Planned | 12 | 2 | $400 | |
| 2011-03-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-01-30 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-02-05 | Planned | 10 | 4 | $275 | |
| 1998-03-27 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $150 | |
| 1998-03-05 | Planned | 11 | 1 | $250 |
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 JE HERNDON COMPANY, 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 JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $1,075 in total penalties.
- How does JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. JE HERNDON COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.54 compared to an industry average of 2.1.