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SOUTHERN CAST, INC.

901 NORTH CHURCH STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28206
331511Iron Foundries
EIN 621169386

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OSHA inspections
5
over 25 years
Violations
36
$2,900 in penalties
Penalties
$2,900
$81 avg

Summary

SOUTHERN CAST, INC. has accumulated 36 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $2,900 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 54 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SOUTHERN CAST, 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 25 yrs
Violations
36
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$2,900
$81 avg / violation
53% serious47% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 5

100% 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 · 21 citations in this view · $2,900 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0222$300Aug 2001Aug 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$750Jul 2019Jul 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$750Jul 2019Jul 2019
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$250Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.1000 C11$200Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0184 C0111$150Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11$100Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$100Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0111$100Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$100Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$100Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0811Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III11Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0111Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I11Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0101 B11Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.1000 E11Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0211Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0311Aug 2001Aug 2001

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

85th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3315 within NC. Peer group: 54 employers. This establishment has 36 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
62nd
peer median: $713
Inspection frequency
75th
peer median: 2

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
9.3
vs industry
+6.3
TRIR
14.0
vs industry
+8.5

Reported for 24 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
5.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
14.0
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
4
Referral
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 SOUTHERN CAST, INC.. 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)

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

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHERN CAST, 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 SOUTHERN CAST, 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 SOUTHERN CAST, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
0
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$15,000

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 · $15,000 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SOUTHERN CAST INC.
901 N CHURCH ST · CHARLOTTE, NC, 28206
WaterNo Violation Identified31$15,000May 2025View →

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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-05-29Planned22$1,500
2014-05-28Referral1$300
2009-05-19Planned63$400
2003-06-05Planned42$200
2001-06-20Planned2312$500

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 SOUTHERN CAST, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 SOUTHERN CAST, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SOUTHERN CAST, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 36 violations and $2,900 in total penalties.
How does SOUTHERN CAST, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SOUTHERN CAST, INC. operates in the iron foundries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.5. SOUTHERN CAST, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 9.34 compared to an industry average of 3.