Establishment profile
NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, INC.
13990 SR 10, ARGOS, IN, 46501
321920 — Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
EIN 362972852
Summary
NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, INC. has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $10,292 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 255 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, 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
62% 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 · 21 citations in this view · $10,292 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 2 | 2 | $1,950 | Dec 1985 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $3,185 | Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 R04 | 1 | 1 | $1,430 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,430 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 A09 | 1 | 1 | $1,430 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $455 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $292 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 4000.402 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3219 within IN. Peer group: 255 employers. This establishment has 25 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 28 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 NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 5 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, 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 NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, 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 NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS INC 13990 SR 10 · ARGOS, IN, 46501 | 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 NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,185 | |
| 2024-08-27 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $4,290 | |
| 2021-09-09 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $2,242 | |
| 2019-08-15 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $455 | |
| 2004-12-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-09-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-02-23 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-09-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-12-22 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-01-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-02-17 | Planned | 11 | 2 | $120 | |
| 1985-12-04 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-09-05 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in wood container and pallet manufacturing within IN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- INDUSTRIAL WOODKRAFT INC.BOONVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- INDIANA PALLET COMPANYGARY — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOFFMAN SAWMILL INC.JASPER — 1 federal enforcement record
- J R GRABER AND SONSGRABILL — 1 federal enforcement record
- FINDLEY INDUSTRIES INCSEYMOUR — 1 federal enforcement record
- K-S PALLETSFORT WAYNE — 1 federal enforcement record
- DODD WOOD PRODUCTSSPENCER — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, 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 NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, INC. has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $10,292 in total penalties.
- How does NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, INC. operates in the wood container and pallet manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. NORTH CENTRAL PALLETS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.6.