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VALLEY PALLET, INC.

6060 MIDWAY STREET, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95828
Operated by Valley Pallet, Inc · 1 of 9 establishments
321920Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
EIN 770425667

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OSHA inspections
6
over 17 years
Violations
10
$23,455 in penalties
Penalties
$23,455
$2,346 avg
Accident investigations on record
3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

VALLEY PALLET, INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $23,455 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 80th 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 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

VALLEY PALLET, 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.4 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
10
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$23,455
$2,346 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · follow-up
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 6

67% 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $23,455 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3314(C)11$10,800Mar 2024Mar 2024
5096(B)11$4,050Feb 2015Feb 2015
4302(B)11$3,600Mar 2024Mar 2024
4184 A11$2,700Nov 2008Nov 2008
3314 G0111$600Nov 2008Nov 2008
5097(A)11$405Feb 2015Feb 2015
3314(G)(2)11$400Mar 2024Mar 2024
3210 A11$375Apr 2015Apr 2015
461 A11$300Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 4300.0040 A11$225Feb 2015Feb 2015

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

80th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3219 within CA. Peer group: 1,460 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $2,090
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

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
9.6
vs industry
+7.0
TRIR
9.6
vs industry
+5.7

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

Industry avg TRIR
3.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
9.6
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
1
Accident
1
Referral
1
Follow-up
3

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 VALLEY PALLET, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

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

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
VALLEY PALLET
6060 MIDWAY ST · SACRAMENTO, CA, 95828
Water10Dec 2022View →

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 VALLEY PALLET, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-04-17Follow-up0$0
2023-10-11Accident32$14,800
2014-11-18Referral32$4,680
2014-10-23Follow-up1$375
2009-08-24Follow-up0$0
2008-08-20Planned31$3,600

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VALLEY PALLET, INC. is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Valley Pallet, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Valley Pallet, Inc across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VALLEY PALLET, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Valley Pallet, Inc, which operates 9 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 VALLEY PALLET, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
VALLEY PALLET, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $23,455 in total penalties.
How does VALLEY PALLET, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
VALLEY PALLET, INC. operates in the wood container and pallet manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. VALLEY PALLET, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 9.62 compared to an industry average of 2.6.