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Cherokee Pallets: OSHA inspections and violations

Fort Worth, Texas · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

1inspections
2citation items
$4,530current penalties
Feb 11, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Cherokee Pallets once in Texas.

The inspection began on Feb 11, 2025 as part of a related case, in Fort Worth.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $7,550 and now stand at $4,530, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Cherokee Pallets averages $4,530 (1 cited inspection).

Cherokee Pallets: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348142795 OPENED FEB 11, 2025Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Jul 18, 2025

5327 Botham Jean Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76134 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$6,620$3,972Jun 27, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$930$558Jun 27, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii)

(ii) Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7)

(7) Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily.

Other wood container and pallet manufacturing employers in Texas

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