Establishment profile
PENCO PRODUCTS INC
1301 PENCO DRIVE, HAMILTON, NC, 27840
337215 — Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing
Summary
PENCO PRODUCTS INC has accumulated 26 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $22,046 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 221 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PENCO PRODUCTS INC 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
63% 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 · 25 citations in this view · $22,046 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 3 | 3 | $2,750 | Dec 2005 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 3 | 3 | $1,579 | Dec 2005 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | $1,057 | Oct 2008 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,750 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,750 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $1,650 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,479 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,479 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 9501.2901 | 1 | 1 | $1,252 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $625 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | $375 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $375 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2005 | Dec 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2005 | Dec 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 A03 VII | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2005 | Dec 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D05 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2005 | Dec 2005 |
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 3372 within NC. Peer group: 221 employers. This establishment has 26 OSHA violations; peer median is 11.
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 262 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 PENCO PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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 PENCO PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PENCO PRODUCTS 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 PENCO PRODUCTS 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 PENCO PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PENCO PRODUCTS INC 1301 PENCO DR · HAMILTON, NC, 27840 | Water | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | May 2024 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PENCO PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-01-27 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $1,050 | |
| 2013-01-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-07-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-01-24 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $13,200 | |
| 2008-07-30 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $5,796 | |
| 2006-01-11 | Referral | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-11-17 | Planned | 11 | 4 | $2,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PENCO PRODUCTS 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 PENCO PRODUCTS INC's OSHA violation history?
- PENCO PRODUCTS INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 26 violations and $22,046 in total penalties.
- How does PENCO PRODUCTS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- PENCO PRODUCTS INC operates in the showcase, partition, shelving, and locker manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.7. PENCO PRODUCTS INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.32 compared to an industry average of 2.5.