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PARAGON SYSTEMS INC

519 SW PARK AVE STE 305, PORTLAND, OR, 97205
561612Security Guards and Patrol Services

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OSHA inspections
2
over 17 years
Violations
4
$1,100 in penalties
Penalties
$1,100
$275 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

PARAGON SYSTEMS INC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $1,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 145 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 73rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PARAGON SYSTEMS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
2
0.1 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
4
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$1,100
$275 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $1,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 7010.7650122$500Jul 2009Jul 2012
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I11$300Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.1030 F01 I11$300Jul 2009Jul 2009

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

81st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 5616 within OR. Peer group: 145 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
85th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
73rd
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PARAGON SYSTEMS INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
1
Complaint
1

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 PARAGON SYSTEMS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$1,871
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $1,871 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Service Contract Act (federal services)Aug 2009111$1,871

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $1,871 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2007 – Aug 2009Security Guards and Patrol ServicesSCA11$1,871

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PARAGON SYSTEMS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OR — for PARAGON SYSTEMS INC, not this location alone

Total cases
25
Unfair labor practice
21
Representation (union)
3

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other PARAGON SYSTEMS INC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 25 cases · 21 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
19-CA-175984Unfair labor practiceMay 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-RC-172862Representation electionMar 2016May 2016ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-105439Unfair labor practiceMay 2013Jul 2013ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-102577Unfair labor practiceApr 2013May 2013ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-086951Unfair labor practiceAug 2012Oct 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-083391Unfair labor practiceJun 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-080498Unfair labor practiceMay 2012Sep 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-079907Unfair labor practiceApr 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-078726Unfair labor practiceApr 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-077491Unfair labor practiceMar 2012Sep 2013ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-067325Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Dec 2011ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010918Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Sep 2011ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-RC-006517Representation electionApr 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010530Unfair labor practiceAug 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010448Unfair labor practiceApr 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010419Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Mar 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010418Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Mar 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010417Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010416Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010415Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010414Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010413Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-UD-000369UDJan 2009Mar 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010229Unfair labor practiceDec 2007Apr 2008ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-RD-001703Representation electionOct 2007Dec 2007ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 PARAGON SYSTEMS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PARAGON SYSTEMS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-06-11Complaint1$0
2009-03-25Planned33$1,100

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 PARAGON SYSTEMS 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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Frequently asked

What is PARAGON SYSTEMS INC's OSHA violation history?
PARAGON SYSTEMS INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $1,100 in total penalties.
How does PARAGON SYSTEMS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
PARAGON SYSTEMS INC operates in the security guards and patrol services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4.