SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. is a surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing employer in MEMPHIS, TN. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 4 violations and $900 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. 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 2, 2026.

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

1450 E. BROOKS RD., MEMPHIS, TN, 38116

Parent: Smith & Nephew Inc. (4 locations)

339113 — Top companies in Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing

EIN: 510123924

1,334 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspections

4 violations

$900 in penalties

Violations across 3 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

1.9

Industry Avg DART

0.9

Self-Reported DART

0.2

Self-Reported TRIR

0.3

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$900

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

$433.06

Confidence

HIGH

SVEP Flag

Visa Applications

Visa Certified

Data Insights

History Span

14 years

Last Activity

5yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.3/yr

Violation Rate

0.4/yr

Violation Severity Mix

$225 avg per violation$300 avg per inspection

Avg Back Wages / Employee

$433

Avg Back Wages / Case

$433

Active Agencies:

OSHAWHDNLRB$1,333.06 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

-1.6

Below industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

-0.7

Below industry average

Federal Criminal Prosecution Record

Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

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Prosecutions

Total Payments

$16,800,000

Disposition

Crime Type

Kickbacks

Independent monitor required

First case: 2007-09-01

Most recent: 2012-02-01

Inspection Breakdown

Planned

Complaint

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 33% of inspections

Peer Comparison

67%

Above average violations

vs 68 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

78%

Inspection Frequency Percentile

90%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases

Unfair Labor Practice

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Visa & Labor Certification (OFLC)

Total Applications

Certified

Avg Wage Ratio

1.25x

H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections

Quarters Non-Compliant

Status: No Violation Identified

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number

390188

Operation Type

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. is one of 4 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Smith & Nephew Inc..

Federal enforcement records on SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Smith & Nephew Inc. across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by Smith & Nephew Inc.

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC — MEMPHIS, TN — 2 federal records
Smith & Nephew — Bridgeville, PA — 1 federal record
SMITH & NEPHEW INC — MEMPHIS, TN — 1 federal record

Other employers in Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing within TN

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC — MEMPHIS — 2 federal records
ONYX MEDICAL, LLC — MEMPHIS — 2 federal records
CSI MEDICAL INC — GALLATIN — 2 federal records
ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS LLC — MEMPHIS — 1 federal record
HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS INC — JOHNSON CITY — 1 federal record
HOSPITAL DISPOSABLES DIV OF DEROYAL INDUSTRIES INC — PORTLAND — 1 federal record
KINGSPORT BRACE & LIMB INC — KINGSPORT — 1 federal record
ENGINEERED MEDICAL SERVICES LLC — BARTLETT — 1 federal record
J & B PRECISION, INC. — CORDOVA — 1 federal record
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. — NEW TAZEWELL — 1 federal record

Industry context

Within the surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing industry in TN, SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. ranks in the 67th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 68 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 78th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 90th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.9 for the surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.9. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.24, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 5 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.'s OSHA violation history?: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $900 in total penalties.
How does SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. operates in the surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.24 compared to an industry average of 0.9.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. of MEMPHIS, TN from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 8 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, OFLC visa-program filings, FMCSA motor carrier safety, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 9 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. resolves to the parent rollup Smith & Nephew Inc., which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.operates 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.