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A.O. SMITH CORPORATION is a heating equipment (except warm air furnaces) manufacturing employer in JOHNSON CITY, TN. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 2 violations and $600 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

A.O. SMITH CORPORATION

1100 EAST FAIRVIEW AVENUE, JOHNSON CITY, TN, 37605

Parent: A.O. Smith (3 locations)

333414 Top companies in Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing

EIN: 340299600

910 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
2 violations
$600 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.2
Industry Avg DART
1.2
Self-Reported DART
1.5
Self-Reported TRIR
2.4
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
2
Total Penalties
$600
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
3 years
Last Activity
3yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.7/yr
Violation Severity Mix
$300 avg per violation$600 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$600 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-0.8
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+0.3
Above industry average

CPSC Product Recalls

Consumer Product Safety Commission recall history matched on company name.
0
Total Recalls
1
Last 5 Years
0
Last 12 Months
0
Units Recalled
0
Top Hazard: The water heater's combustion chamber can be misaligned and heat the exterior walls of the water heater instead of the water. Combustible material near the outside of the water heater can catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards.
Most Recent Recall: 2015-06-02

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

50%
Above average violations
vs 102 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
53%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
1
Unfair Labor Practice
1
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

A.O. SMITH CORPORATION is one of 3 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization A.O. Smith.

Federal enforcement records on A.O. SMITH CORPORATION represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of A.O. Smith across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by A.O. Smith

Other employers in Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing within TN

Industry context

Within the heating equipment (except warm air furnaces) manufacturing industry in TN, A.O. SMITH CORPORATION ranks in the 50th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 102 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 53th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.2 for the heating equipment (except warm air furnaces) manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.2. A.O. SMITH CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.51, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is A.O. SMITH CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
A.O. SMITH CORPORATION has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $600 in total penalties.
How does A.O. SMITH CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
A.O. SMITH CORPORATION operates in the heating equipment (except warm air furnaces) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. A.O. SMITH CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.51 compared to an industry average of 1.2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on A.O. SMITH CORPORATION of JOHNSON CITY, TN from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, CPSC consumer-product recalls, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. A.O. SMITH CORPORATION resolves to the parent rollup A.O. Smith, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if A.O. SMITH CORPORATIONoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.