Establishment profile
PLAID ENTERPRISES, INC.
2331 MELLON CT., DECATUR, GA, 30035
325510 — Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Summary
PLAID ENTERPRISES, INC. has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $146,128 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 65 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PLAID ENTERPRISES, 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
79% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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 · 27 citations in this view · $143,428 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $11,250 | Nov 1991 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 3 | 3 | — | Nov 1991 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 2 | 2 | $42,500 | Sep 2014 | Jun 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 2 | 2 | $23,626 | Aug 2017 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $9,688 | Sep 2014 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II | 1 | 1 | $6,500 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $6,500 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 | 1 | 1 | $6,500 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 1 | 1 | $5,958 | Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0144 A01 III | 1 | 1 | $3,698 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 I | 1 | 1 | $3,698 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B04 | 1 | 1 | $3,400 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D02 | 1 | 1 | $3,049 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | $3,049 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0031 A | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | Jan 2020 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $975 | Jun 2001 | Jun 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $975 | Jun 2001 | Jun 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 1991 | Nov 1991 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3255 within GA. Peer group: 65 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PLAID ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2017 – Dec 2019
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Dec 12, 2017 | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Finger,Ind Trk Operator,Industrial Truck,Pallet,Storage Rack,Warehouse | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 6 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for PLAID ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PLAID ENTERPRISES, 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 PLAID ENTERPRISES, 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 PLAID ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PLAID ENTERPRISES, 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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PLAID ENTERPRISES 2331 MELLON COURT · DECATUR, GA, 30035 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 2009 | View → |
PLAID ENTERPRISES INC 2365 PARK CENTRAL BLVD. · DECATUR, GA, 30035 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Apr 1995 | 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 PLAID ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $5,958 | |
| 2024-08-14 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-08-05 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $3,698 | |
| 2022-08-05 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $3,698 | |
| 2019-12-10 | Referral | 4 | 3 | $8,502 | |
| 2018-03-23 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $26,423 | |
| 2017-12-19 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $42,500 | |
| 2017-06-20 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $10,000 | |
| 2015-04-22 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-04-11 | Complaint | 8 | 6 | $40,000 | |
| 2001-05-31 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $1,950 | |
| 1993-10-05 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-09-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-08-30 | Complaint | 14 | 8 | $3,400 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- ABL TECHNIC NORTH AMERICA CORP.FAIRBURN — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PLAID ENTERPRISES, 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 PLAID ENTERPRISES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- PLAID ENTERPRISES, INC. has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $146,128.4 in total penalties.
- How does PLAID ENTERPRISES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- PLAID ENTERPRISES, INC. operates in the paint and coating manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6.