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TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS

PUBLIC WORKS, GRANITE FALLS, NC, 28630
Operated by Town of Granite Falls · 1 of 7 establishments
924110Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs

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OSHA inspections
6
over 28 years
Violations
76
$1,088 in penalties
Penalties
$1,088
$14 avg

Summary

TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS has accumulated 76 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $1,088 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 446 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS 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

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 28 yrs
Violations
76
2.7 / yr
Penalties
$1,088
$14 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 6

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 31 citations in this view · $1,088 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
7F010292$225Feb 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I22Mar 1998Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0222Feb 1998Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0121Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$263Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0311$175Feb 1998Feb 1998
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$125Feb 1998Feb 1998
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211$100Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 II11$100Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0119 C0111$100Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0111Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0311Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 IIA11Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 VII11Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 V11Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 IX11Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 III11Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q08 II11Mar 1998Mar 1998

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 9241 within NC. Peer group: 446 employers. This establishment has 76 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
70th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
6.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
5

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 TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS. 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 TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-07-29Planned41$263
2009-07-29Planned2$0
2009-07-15Planned2$0
2000-12-04Unprogrammed Related0$0
1998-01-09Planned327$425
1998-01-08Planned3617$400

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Town of Granite Falls.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Town of Granite Falls across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS 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 Town of Granite Falls, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS's OSHA violation history?
TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 76 violations and $1,088 in total penalties.
How does TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS's safety record compare to its industry?
TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS operates in the administration of air and water resource and solid waste management programs industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.4.