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NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC

13077 HIGHWAY 19 WEST, BRYSON CITY, NC, 28713
Operated by Nantahala Outdoor Center LLC · 1 of 2 establishments
713990All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
EIN 455395681

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OSHA inspections
8
over 24 years
Violations
45
$13,919 in penalties
Penalties
$13,919
$309 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC has accumulated 45 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $13,919 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 364 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC 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

Inspections
8
0.3 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
45
1.9 / yr
Penalties
$13,919
$309 avg / violation
27% serious73% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 8
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 8

63% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $13,919 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0222Jul 2002Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0122Jul 2003Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0213 D0111$6,370Feb 2024Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$1,910Feb 2024Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$1,000Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$990Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0212 B11$990Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I11$963Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$570Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$413Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$413Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$300Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A11Feb 2024Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11Feb 2024Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0411Feb 2024Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.0141 A04 I11Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0311Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 IA11Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211Nov 2008Nov 2008

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 7139 within NC. Peer group: 364 employers. This establishment has 45 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
2.1
vs industry
+0.1
TRIR
4.9
vs industry
+1.2

Reported for 55 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

Industry avg TRIR
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
2
Complaint
6

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 NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC. 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 NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
12

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER
13077 US HWY 19 · BRYSON CITY, NC, 28713
WaterViolation Identified
QNCR 12
30Apr 2025View →

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 NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$41K
Awards
5
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$41K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Agriculture$41K
Department of Homeland Security$0
Department of State$0
Largest awards
  • Department of Agriculture
    IGF::OT::IGF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECH CLASS
    contract · Last action 2017-08-08
    $28,426
  • Department of Agriculture
    IGF::OT::IGF INSTALLATION OF (2) FS SIGNS IN THE NANTAHALA GORGE AREA
    contract · Last action 2013-03-27
    $10,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    NFEMT RECERTIFICATION
    contract · Last action 2020-01-06
    $2,740
  • Department of State
    TRAINING EQUIPMENT FOR CBP COURSES (GUIDE JACKET) SENAFRONT
    contract · Last action 2017-06-27
    $0
  • Department of Homeland Security
    TRAINING
    contract · Last action 2017-05-31
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 611699 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTION. Last action: 2020-01-06. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-06-05Complaint0$0
2024-06-05Complaint0$0
2024-06-05Complaint0$0
2023-09-07Complaint62$8,280
2012-08-15Complaint11$1,000
2008-10-21Planned222$1,980
2003-06-27Complaint32$570
2002-05-22Planned135$2,089

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Nantahala Outdoor Center LLC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Nantahala Outdoor Center LLC across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in all other amusement and recreation industries within NC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Nantahala Outdoor Center LLC, which operates 2 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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Frequently asked

What is NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC's OSHA violation history?
NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 45 violations and $13,919 in total penalties.
How does NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC operates in the all other amusement and recreation industries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.11 compared to an industry average of 2.