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PALLET SERVICES, INC.

310 GRAND ISLAND BLVD., TONAWANDA, NY, 14150
Operated by Pallet Services Inc · 1 of 4 establishments
321920Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
EIN 161530546

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OSHA inspections
5
over 33 years
Violations
29
$14,375 in penalties
Penalties
$14,375
$496 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PALLET SERVICES, INC. has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $14,375 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 349 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

PALLET SERVICES, 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
5
0.2 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
29
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$14,375
$496 avg / violation
52% serious48% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 5

80% 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 · 21 citations in this view · $14,375 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0002 A22Apr 1993May 1996
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$1,750Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$1,750Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0213 B0111$1,225Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA11$1,225Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$1,225Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$1,225Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,000Mar 2016Mar 2016
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0211$980Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$788May 1996May 1996
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$735Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$500Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0111$500Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0811$500Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$500Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$473May 1996May 1996
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0311Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Jan 2007Jan 2007

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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3219 within NY. Peer group: 349 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $3,000
Inspection frequency
85th
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
2.2
vs industry
−0.4
TRIR
2.2
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 51 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
2.2
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

Complaint
3
Referral
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2016

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jan 28, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PALLET SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PALLET SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-02-01Referral11$1,000
2007-01-24Referral0$0
2006-12-07Complaint147$10,115
1996-03-15Complaint83$1,260
1993-03-03Complaint64$2,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PALLET SERVICES, INC. is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Pallet Services Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Pallet Services Inc across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in wood container and pallet manufacturing within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Pallet Services Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PALLET SERVICES, 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 Services Inc, which operates 4 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 SERVICES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PALLET SERVICES, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $14,375 in total penalties.
How does PALLET SERVICES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PALLET SERVICES, INC. operates in the wood container and pallet manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. PALLET SERVICES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.21 compared to an industry average of 2.6.