Establishment profile
USED PALLET COMPANY
4115 S ORANGE AVENUE, FRESNO, CA, 93725
Operated by JJ Charles Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
321920 — Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
Summary
USED PALLET COMPANY has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $7,215 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,460 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
USED PALLET COMPANY 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
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. 19 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $7,215 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4309 D | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 4070 A | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 G03 IVD | 1 | 1 | $810 | Nov 1988 | Nov 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $350 | Nov 1988 | Nov 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 D01 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Nov 1988 | Nov 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Nov 1988 | Nov 1988 |
| 461 C | 1 | 1 | $200 | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
| 4309 A | 1 | 1 | $185 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 4310 A01 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
| 4305 A | 1 | 1 | $180 | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
| 3363 B | 1 | 1 | $160 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 3395 E03 | 1 | 1 | $125 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 5194 B01 | 1 | 1 | $125 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 3314 G | 1 | 1 | $125 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0023 | 1 | 1 | $125 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 6151 C04 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
| 6151 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
| 3203 A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1998 | Jan 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1988 | Nov 1988 |
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 CA. Peer group: 1,460 employers. This establishment has 19 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 55 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 USED PALLET COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 USED PALLET COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for USED PALLET COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for USED PALLET COMPANY. 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 USED PALLET COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for USED PALLET COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USED PALLET CO 4115 S ORANGE AVE · FRESNO, CA, 93725 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for USED PALLET COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-20 | Complaint | 1 | — | $160 | |
| 2007-07-31 | Complaint | 6 | 1 | $2,935 | |
| 2006-02-23 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $2,460 | |
| 1998-01-08 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-07-25 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-10-12 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $1,660 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
USED PALLET COMPANY is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization JJ Charles Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of JJ Charles Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
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- PACIFIC COAST PALLETS, INC.CITY OF INDUSTRY — 2 federal enforcement records
- A&I PALLETS, LLCWATTS — 2 federal enforcement records
- WESTSIDE PALLET, INC.NEWMAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- L&R PALLETS INCLOS ANGELES — 2 federal enforcement records
- E & A PALLET INCGARDENA — 2 federal enforcement records
- OAK & PINE PALLETS INCCHULA VISTA — 2 federal enforcement records
- RAMIREZ PALLETS, INC.FONTANA — 2 federal enforcement records
- LARSON PACKAGING COMPANY, LLCMILPITAS — 2 federal enforcement records
- E & A PALLETS, INC.GARDENA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All JJ Charles Inc locationsParent rollup
- Wood Container and Pallet ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- Wood Container and in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on USED PALLET COMPANY 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 JJ Charles Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is USED PALLET COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- USED PALLET COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $7,215 in total penalties.
- How does USED PALLET COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- USED PALLET COMPANY operates in the wood container and pallet manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. USED PALLET COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 9.89 compared to an industry average of 2.6.