Establishment profile
AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC
5172 SULLIVAN GARDENS PARKWAY, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660
238220 — Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Summary
AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $13,335 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,581 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $13,285 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 2 | 2 | $1,875 | Dec 1991 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $960 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV | 1 | 1 | $960 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 1 | 1 | $960 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $800 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $755 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $755 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV | 1 | 1 | $755 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 IA | 1 | 1 | $755 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 1 | 1 | $755 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | $200 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | $125 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B02 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $100 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 9000.609 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 9000.7 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2382 within TN. Peer group: 1,581 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 94 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 4 violations · $258 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Feb 2025 | 1 | 4 | 3 | $258 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 4 violations · $258 in backwages · 3 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2023 – Feb 2025 | All Other Specialty Trade Contractors | FLSA | 4 | 3 | $258 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of AgricultureGENERATOR REPAIRS OF HOSES, FUEL SHUT OFF VALVES, AND FLOAT GAUGES AT JACOBS CREEK JOB CORPS. VENDOR TO INVOICE THROUGH IPP.GOV; POP 3/18/19-6/30/19; TPOC BRIAN PIONTEKcontract · Last action 2019-03-18$4,562
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 238220 - PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS. Last action: 2019-03-18. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-14 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-08-04 | Planned | 12 | 8 | $8,605 | |
| 2016-09-01 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-12-04 | Complaint | 11 | 6 | $4,730 | |
| 1987-08-19 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-07-06 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC's OSHA violation history?
- AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $13,335.04 in total penalties.
- How does AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC operates in the plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. AMERICAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.7.