Establishment profile
SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC.
353 ASHFORD INDUSTRIES ROAD, ASHFORD, AL, 36312
321920 — Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
EIN 630830166
Summary
SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $40,344 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 265 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · $40,344 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $13,040 | Oct 2012 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $5,878 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $5,475 | Sep 2009 | May 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 L01 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 2010 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 2009 | Oct 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 1 | 1 | $3,728 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,550 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | $2,468 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 | 1 | 1 | $638 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0135 A01 | 1 | 1 | $383 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | $255 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 B03 | 1 | 1 | $255 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
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 3219 within AL. Peer group: 265 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 59 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2020 – Feb 2023 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to slipping
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2023 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Struck by discharged object or substance | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
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)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 8 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA Child Labor 2 minors involved | Jun 2009 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Jun 2009 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 8 violations · $0 in backwages · 3 workers affected · 1 child-labor case (2 minors)
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2007 – Jun 2009 | Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing | FLSAChild Labor 2 minors | 8 | 3 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, 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 SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, 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 SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-14 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $2,468 | |
| 2023-03-01 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $4,200 | |
| 2019-11-19 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $7,456 | |
| 2015-12-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-12-17 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $15,500 | |
| 2012-08-09 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $3,240 | |
| 2010-01-05 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $2,800 | |
| 2009-12-22 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-06-09 | Planned | 10 | 4 | $4,680 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- BENTCO PALLET & CRATE, L.L.C.EASTABOGA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MILLER LUMBER COMPANYSYLACAUGA — 1 federal enforcement record
- L & L LUMBER CO., INC.SCOTTSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- SPECWOOD PRODUCTS, INC.CLANTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- JOSEPH FOREST ENTERPRISES, INC.COLUMBIANA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALABAMA PALLETMONTGOMERY — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHERN TIMBER EXTRACTS MANUFACTURING CO. INC.PRICHARD — 1 federal enforcement record
- BAY WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.ROBERTSDALE — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, 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 SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $40,343.8 in total penalties.
- How does SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC. operates in the wood container and pallet manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.6.