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PALLET EXPRESS, INC.

2821 ASSEMBLY RD., GREENSBORO, NC, 27405
Operated by Pallet Express Inc · 1 of 5 establishments
321920Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
10
over 29 years
Violations
55
$16,940 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PALLET EXPRESS, INC. has accumulated 55 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $16,940 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 563 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PALLET EXPRESS, 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

Inspections
10
0.3 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
55
1.9 / yr
Penalties
$16,940
$308 avg / violation
24% serious76% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 10
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 10

70% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 30 citations in this view · $16,940 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II33$140Mar 1997May 2007
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0233Mar 1997Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$3,390Mar 1997Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0122$140Mar 1997Aug 1998
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0422May 2007Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II22May 2007Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0222Aug 1998Jul 2005
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III22Mar 1997Jul 2005
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0311$3,000Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IID11$3,000Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II11$2,200Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$1,820Mar 1997Mar 1997
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11$1,225Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0136 A11$900Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$800Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$325Jan 2011Jan 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0611Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11Mar 2013Mar 2013

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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3219 within NC. Peer group: 563 employers. This establishment has 55 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $1,320
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
11.4
vs industry
+8.8
TRIR
23.3
vs industry
+19.4

Reported for 249 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
3.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
23.3
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
4
Complaint
1
Accident
1
Follow-up
2

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 PALLET EXPRESS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 2, 2007MACHINE OPERATOR,CAUGHT BY,CHIPPERFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 PALLET EXPRESS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PALLET EXPRESS, 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 PALLET EXPRESS, 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 PALLET EXPRESS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PALLET EXPRESS, 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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PALLET EXPRESS, INC.
2821 ASSEMBLY ROAD · GREENSBORO, NC, 27405
AirNo Violation Identified00View →

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 PALLET EXPRESS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-02-27Planned131$1,225
2010-12-21Planned32$325
2008-07-08Follow-up0$0
2007-10-02Accident118$12,000
2007-05-01Planned7$0
2005-06-08Complaint41$900
1999-11-04Monitoring0$0
1998-07-17Follow-up3$280
1997-09-24Monitoring0$0
1997-03-04Planned141$2,210

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PALLET EXPRESS, INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Pallet Express Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Pallet Express Inc across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PALLET EXPRESS, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Pallet Express Inc, which operates 5 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 PALLET EXPRESS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PALLET EXPRESS, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 55 violations and $16,940 in total penalties.
How does PALLET EXPRESS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PALLET EXPRESS, INC. operates in the wood container and pallet manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. PALLET EXPRESS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 11.39 compared to an industry average of 2.6.
Has PALLET EXPRESS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving PALLET EXPRESS, INC..