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PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY

2913 SANDY RIDGE ROAD, COLFAX, NC, 27235
Operated by Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company · 1 of 7 establishments
424490Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
6
over 30 years
Violations
48
$4,275 in penalties
Penalties
$4,275
$89 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY has accumulated 48 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $4,275 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 551 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
6
0.2 / yr · last 30 yrs
Violations
48
1.6 / yr
Penalties
$4,275
$89 avg / violation
13% serious87% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 6

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4244 within NC. Peer group: 551 employers. This establishment has 48 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
97th
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
4.8
vs industry
+1.4
TRIR
10.9
vs industry
+6.7

Reported for 90 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
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
10.9
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
6

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 PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

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

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Jun 2012 – Jun 2014Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers1

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-07-24Planned5$0
2014-09-23Planned6$0
2010-11-09Planned51$1,950
2007-04-30Planned114$1,700
2002-08-09Planned13$0
1996-01-03Planned81$625

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company across all 7 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

Other establishments operated by Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY 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 Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company, which operates 7 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.

Frequently asked

What is PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 48 violations and $4,275 in total penalties.
How does PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY operates in the other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 4.84 compared to an industry average of 3.4.