Summary
CEMCO INC has accumulated 36 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $3,650 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 48 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 72nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CEMCO 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 22 citations in this view · $3,650 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 2 | 2 | $350 | Jun 1993 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1993 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 B06 VI | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIA | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2003 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 H12 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
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 3332 within TN. Peer group: 48 employers. This establishment has 36 OSHA violations; peer median is 10.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CEMCO INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 CEMCO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 years 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 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 · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2005 | Industrial Mold Manufacturing | — | — | 0 | — | — |
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 CEMCO 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 CEMCO 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 CEMCO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CEMCO INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CEMCO, INC. 133 BENTON ROAD · WHITESBURG, TN, 37891 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Oct 2007 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CEMCO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-16 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $550 | |
| 1995-10-04 | Planned | 10 | 3 | $800 | |
| 1993-05-28 | Referral | 15 | 6 | $600 | |
| 1993-04-21 | Planned | 7 | 4 | $1,700 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CEMCO 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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- What is CEMCO INC's OSHA violation history?
- CEMCO INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 36 violations and $3,650 in total penalties.