Establishment profile
TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO.
1100 CONTINENTAL BLVD., CHARLOTTE, NC, 28273
Operated by Tropical Nut & Fruit Company · 1 of 2 establishments
425120 — Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
EIN 561179814
Summary
TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO. has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $11,433 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 139 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
86% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $11,433 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0017 B | 2 | 2 | $600 | Dec 2000 | Jan 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1998 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $4,550 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,170 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $313 | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IB | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0159 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2005 | Aug 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 C02 VII | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4251 within NC. Peer group: 139 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 105 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO.. 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 TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO.. 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 TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-11 | Follow-up | 7 | 1 | $5,720 | |
| 2009-11-24 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $4,800 | |
| 2005-07-13 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-02-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-01-08 | Other | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-12-12 | Other | 1 | — | $600 | |
| 1998-06-15 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $313 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tropical Nut & Fruit Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tropical Nut & Fruit Company across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Tropical Nut & Fruit Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT, INC.CHARLOTTE, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Tropical Nut & Fruit Company locationsParent rollup
- Wholesale Trade Agents and BrokersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NCState-wide enforcement data
- Wholesale Trade Agents in NCIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO. 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 Tropical Nut & Fruit Company, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $11,433 in total penalties.
- How does TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO. operates in the wholesale trade agents and brokers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.5. TROPICAL NUT & FRUIT CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.18 compared to an industry average of 0.4.