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Tryon Distributing, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Charlotte, North Carolina · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424810

3inspections
13citation items
$498current penalties
Jul 3, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Tryon Distributing, LLC 3 times in North Carolina since 1989.

The latest one began on Jul 3, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Black Mountain.

Those inspections ended with 13 citation items: 2 serious and 11 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $498 and still stand at $498.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Tryon Distributing, LLC averages $0 (1 cited inspection).

Tryon Distributing, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Tryon Distributing, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 1989 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343273553 OPENED JUL 3, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Aug 13, 2018

104 East Side Drive Suite 550, Black Mountain, NC 28711 · Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 10, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 10, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 10, 2018Final

Inspection 310555867 OPENED OCT 16, 2006Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 125 employees at the site · Closed Nov 17, 2006

4701 Stockholm Court, Charlotte, NC 28273 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$438$438Nov 9, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 9, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(h)(2) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 9, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 9, 2006Closed

Inspection 18575290 OPENED OCT 27, 1989Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Dec 19, 1989

136 East 36th Street, Charlotte, NC 28206 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$60$60Dec 4, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 7B0102 A01
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 4, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(ii) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 4, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.37(q)(1) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 4, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 4, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(5)(v) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 4, 1989Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Charlotte site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 136 workers: 3.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 126 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Charlotte Distribution Center
Charlotte · 2025
136 423.44.7
West
Black Mountain · 2025
30 000.04.7
Tryon Distributing, LLC
Charlotte · 2022
275 1053.64.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 9501.2901

Other beer and ale merchant wholesalers employers in North Carolina

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