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RESCAR COMPANIES, INC.

109 BALL PARK ROAD, GORDON, GA, 31031
Operated by Rescar Companies · 1 of 12 establishments
336510Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
6
over 16 years
Violations
29
$71,044 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
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 · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

RESCAR COMPANIES, INC. has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $71,044 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

RESCAR COMPANIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and MSHA mine safety records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.4 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
29
1.8 / yr
Penalties
$71,044
$2,450 avg / violation
79% serious21% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 6
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 6

83% 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 · 23 citations in this view · $71,044 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$5,543Jan 2010Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0146 D1422$4,700Jan 2010Mar 2017
29 CFR 1910.0094 A0722Jan 2010Jan 2013
29 CFR 1910.1053 D0111$9,239Jan 2019Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0094 A04 I A11$7,000Jan 2013Jan 2013
29 CFR 1910.0094 A03 IE111$6,500Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0146 C05 IIF11$5,250Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 I11$4,700Mar 2017Mar 2017
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$4,700Mar 2017Mar 2017
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0211$4,675Jan 2013Jan 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$4,200Mar 2017Mar 2017
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$3,500Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0111$1,700Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0095 G08 IIB11$1,700Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0211$1,700Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0134 I05 III11$1,700Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 VIIN11$1,700Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0169 B03 I11$1,037Jan 2019Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0511$1,000Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1904.0010 A11$500Jan 2010Jan 2010

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.

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
3.4
vs industry
+1.7
TRIR
4.5
vs industry
+2.1

Reported for 85 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.5
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
2
Referral
2
Follow-up
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) · Jul 2015 – Nov 2016

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode

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
Nov 21, 2016Inhalation of harmful substance-single episodeChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Jul 15, 2015Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.Hand(s), n.e.c.Hospitalized

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
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)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for RESCAR COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in GA — for Rescar Companies, not this location alone

Violations
6
Assessed penalties
$743

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Rescar Companies operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 6 citations · 1S&S · 6 contractor · $743 proposed / $743 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
6597938
BASF Corporation-ATTAPULGUS
Decatur, GA
contractor: Rescar Companies
May 2010YesModNegligence$243$243
6597942
BASF Corporation-ATTAPULGUS
Decatur, GA
contractor: Rescar Companies
May 2010NoModNegligence$100$100
6597941
BASF Corporation-ATTAPULGUS
Decatur, GA
contractor: Rescar Companies
May 2010NoModNegligence$100$100
6597940
BASF Corporation-ATTAPULGUS
Decatur, GA
contractor: Rescar Companies
May 2010NoModNegligence$100$100
6597939
BASF Corporation-ATTAPULGUS
Decatur, GA
contractor: Rescar Companies
May 2010NoModNegligence$100$100
6597937
BASF Corporation-ATTAPULGUS
Decatur, GA
contractor: Rescar Companies
May 2010NoModNegligence$100$100

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for RESCAR COMPANIES, 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 RESCAR COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-07-19Complaint3$15,819
2016-11-29Referral54$18,300
2014-04-08Complaint0$0
2012-10-17Follow-up11$4,675
2012-10-17Follow-up22$7,000
2009-07-28Referral1816$25,250

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

RESCAR COMPANIES, INC. is one of 12 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Rescar Companies.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Rescar Companies across all 12 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 Rescar Companies, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RESCAR COMPANIES, 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 Rescar Companies, which operates 12 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 RESCAR COMPANIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
RESCAR COMPANIES, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $71,044 in total penalties.
How does RESCAR COMPANIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
RESCAR COMPANIES, INC. operates in the railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. RESCAR COMPANIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.37 compared to an industry average of 1.7.