BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO.
102 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086
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Inspection records
Jun 26, 2026#349025759Jun 26, 2026OpenReferral (C) · Partial scope, HealthOpen#349025759$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #349025759
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 26, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 10, 2026
- Closed
- Open
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 110 Kings Rd, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
- Industry
- 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Dec 16, 2025#348657776Dec 16, 2025Final Order RecordedComplaint (B) · Partial scope, SafetyFinal Order Recorded#348657776$7501 viol.1 violation$750 in penalties
Inspection #348657776
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 16, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 16, 2025
- Final Order
- May 20, 2026
- Closed
- No close date in inspection feed
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $750
- Penalties on Record
- $750
- Site Address
- 110 Kings Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
- Industry
- 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Other | 1 | 3 | $750 | $750 | May 19, 2026 | - | May 20, 2026 |
Apr 27, 2023#346666589Apr 27, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#346666589$3,3806 viol.6 violations$3,380 in penalties
Inspection #346666589
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 27, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 27, 2023
- Final Order
- Sep 21, 2023
- Closed
- Oct 25, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 460
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,200
- Penalties on Record
- $3,380
- Site Address
- 110 Kings Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
- Industry
- 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 A05 V | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,200 | $3,380 | Aug 4, 2023 | - | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 01001B | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 4, 2023 | - | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 01001C | 1910.136 Foot Protection OSHA citation code: 19100136 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 4, 2023 | - | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 02001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Other | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 2023 | - | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 02002A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 2023 | - | Sep 21, 2023 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 16, 2022#346344112Nov 16, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346344112$18,8524 viol.4 violations$18,852 in penalties
Inspection #346344112
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 16, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 16, 2022
- Final Order
- May 19, 2023
- Closed
- Jun 21, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 460
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $29,004
- Penalties on Record
- $18,852
- Site Address
- 110 Kings Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
- Industry
- 333999 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 5 | $14,502 | $9,426 | May 4, 2023 | - | May 19, 2023 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | May 4, 2023 | - | May 19, 2023 |
| 01001C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I A | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | May 4, 2023 | - | May 19, 2023 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $14,502 | $9,426 | Mar 27, 2023 | - | May 19, 2023 |
Nov 30, 2010#314912023Nov 30, 2010Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#314912023$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #314912023
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 30, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 30, 2010
- Closed
- Feb 15, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 198
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 110 Kings Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086
- Industry
- 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Nov 3, 2010#315129080Nov 3, 2010Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#315129080$1,0707 viol.7 violations$1,070 in penalties
Inspection #315129080
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 3, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 3, 2010
- Closed
- Mar 31, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 198
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,475
- Penalties on Record
- $1,070
- Site Address
- 110 Kings Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086
- Industry
- 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 3 | 4 | $1,650 | $535 | Jan 18, 2011 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Serious | 3 | 13 | $825 | $535 | Jan 18, 2011 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jan 18, 2011 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 B | Other | 3 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Jan 18, 2011 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 2 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jan 18, 2011 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 7 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 29, 2009#313977613Oct 29, 2009Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#313977613$4,0001 viol.1 violation$4,000 in penalties
Inspection #313977613
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 29, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 19, 2010
- Closed
- Apr 5, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,000
- Penalties on Record
- $4,000
- Site Address
- 110 Kings Drive, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
- Industry
- 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is injured after struck by shattered guard
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 9501.2901 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Feb 2, 2010 | - | - |
Jul 31, 2007#311471700Jul 31, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#311471700$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #311471700
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 31, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 23, 2007
- Closed
- Nov 20, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $613
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 110 Kings Drive, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
- Industry
- 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 I | Other | 1 | 19 | $613 | $0 | Dec 6, 2007 | - | - |
Jun 21, 2006#310220991Jun 21, 2006Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#310220991$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #310220991
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 21, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 21, 2006
- Closed
- Jun 21, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 110 Kings Drive, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
- Industry
- 423990 Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jan 30, 2003#306291949Jan 30, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#306291949$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306291949
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 30, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 30, 2003
- Closed
- Jan 30, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 140
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 110 Kings Drive, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
- Industry
- 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
16 inspections, 1984 to 2026. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
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