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BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO.
$5,682
penalties
23
viol.
13
insp.

BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO.

102 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086

Inspections
13
May 1984 to Jun 2026 · 10 safety, 3 health
Violations
23
across 13 inspections
Penalties on record
$5,682
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 5Willful 0Repeat 0Other 18

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Inspection records

Jun 26, 2026OpenReferral (C) · Partial scope, Health#349025759$00 viol.

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.

OSHA's inspection record does not currently show a close date for this case. Citation-level records on this page may still show later contest, penalty, or failure-to-abate activity.
Nov 30, 2010Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#314912023$00 viol.

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, 2010Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#315129080$1,0707 viol.

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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09
Serious34$1,650$535Jan 18, 2011--
010021910.1200
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I
Serious313$825$535Jan 18, 2011--
020021910.132
Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100132 A
Other13$0$0Jan 18, 2011--
020031910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 B
Other36$0$0Jan 18, 2011--
020041910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04
Other24$0$0Jan 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, 2009Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#313977613$4,0001 viol.

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.

HospitalizationOct 29, 2009

Employee is injured after struck by shattered guard

Injury: FractureBody part: FaceSource: Air PressureEvent: Struck By

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010019501.2901Serious11$4,000$4,000Feb 2, 2010--
Jul 31, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#311471700$01 viol.

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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 I
Other119$613$0Dec 6, 2007--
Jun 21, 2006Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#310220991$00 viol.

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, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#306291949$00 viol.

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.

Jun 5, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#305617623$00 viol.

Inspection #305617623

Dates

Opened
Jun 5, 2002
Closing Conference Date
Jun 5, 2002
Closed
Jun 5, 2002

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
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

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 18, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#305021495$3123 viol.

Inspection #305021495

Dates

Opened
Jan 18, 2002
Closing Conference Date
Jan 18, 2002
Closed
Mar 25, 2002

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
134
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$312
Penalties on Record
$312
Site Address
110 Kings Drive, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

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 (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01
Serious11$312$312Feb 14, 2002--
020011910.252
Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100252 B02 III
Other13$0$0Feb 13, 2002--
020021910.252
Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100252 B03
Other11$0$0Feb 13, 2002--
Jan 10, 1989Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#18547018$01 viol.

Inspection #18547018

Dates

Opened
Jan 10, 1989
Closing Conference Date
Apr 12, 1989
Closed
Aug 22, 1989

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
150
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
102 Industrial Drive, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 B11
Other22$0$0Aug 18, 1989--
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About these records

A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).

This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

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.

Standards cited

1910.305Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment5 citations · $0
1910.132Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements2 citations · $0
1910.212General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)2 citations · $312

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