Administrative & Waste Services · Pelham, AL

Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $9,954 in back wages owed to 82 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
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Violations cited
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OSHA inspections
$9,954
Back wages owed

Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning in Pelham, AL has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer also has 1 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) case on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

C 78/100
  • C Wage & hour compliance: $10K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($10K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.

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Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning in the Administrative & Waste Services enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning ranks #3,545 among 7,104 Administrative & Waste Services employers with WHD recoveries ($9,954). Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #3,545 of 7,104 Administrative & Waste Services employers on WHD back wages ($9,954).

How Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning Compares

Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning in Pelham, AL has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Service Master of Wake County in Raleigh, NC has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning to date. The Administrative & Waste Services sector average runs $3,740 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$9,954
Employees Affected
82
WHD Violations
86
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$121
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$9,954

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning owed $9,954 in back wages to 82 employees across 1 case and 86 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Administrative & Waste Services

How Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning compares to the Administrative & Waste Services sector, which has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning Industry Avg
Inspections 0 1.2
Violations 0 2.7
Total Penalty $0 $3,740
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,188

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What to do with this record

Use Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning against Service Master of Wake County, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning's inspection and penalty record is typical for Administrative & Waste Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Administrative & Waste Services sector
  • Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning also carries $9,954 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning, resulting in $9,954 in back wages owed to 82 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning operate in?
Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning operates in the Administrative & Waste Services sector (NAICS code 561740). This industry has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 15,043 total OSHA inspections and $47.95M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning owes me wages?
If you believe Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $9,954 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning's safety record compare to industry average?
Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Administrative & Waste Services industry average of $3,740 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, Service Master of Wake County in Raleigh, NC is a similar administrative & waste services employer with $0 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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