Establishment profile
CUTTING SPECIALISTS INC.
25570 HWY 22 N, MC KENZIE, TN, 38201
Operated by Cutting Specialists
Summary
CUTTING SPECIALISTS INC. has accumulated 147 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $58,167 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 81 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CUTTING SPECIALISTS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
81% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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 · 48 citations in this view · $23,283 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 4 | 4 | $1,925 | Apr 2000 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $3,970 | Mar 2000 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 3 | 3 | $950 | May 2002 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 9000.7 | 3 | 3 | $575 | May 2002 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 3 | 3 | $388 | Jun 2004 | Oct 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 3 | 3 | $275 | Apr 2000 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 3 | 3 | $150 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 2 | 2 | $3,150 | Mar 2008 | Oct 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $3,150 | Mar 2008 | Oct 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 VA | 2 | 2 | $2,400 | Mar 2008 | Oct 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 2 | 2 | $2,200 | May 2002 | Aug 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | May 2002 | Aug 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I | 2 | 2 | $750 | Mar 2008 | Oct 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 F08 | 2 | 2 | $450 | Oct 2011 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 F06 | 2 | 2 | $450 | Oct 2011 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 F13 | 2 | 2 | $450 | Oct 2011 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B06 | 2 | 2 | $300 | May 2005 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 2 | 2 | $300 | Oct 2011 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | $300 | Mar 2008 | Oct 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 2 | 2 | $150 | Mar 2008 | Oct 2011 |
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 3321 within TN. Peer group: 81 employers. This establishment has 147 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.
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 43 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 CUTTING SPECIALISTS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CUTTING SPECIALISTS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CUTTING SPECIALISTS 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 CUTTING SPECIALISTS 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 CUTTING SPECIALISTS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CUTTING SPECIALISTS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-23 | Referral | 3 | — | $125 | |
| 2016-02-04 | Planned | 41 | 20 | $25,050 | |
| 2011-07-29 | Planned | 31 | 9 | $13,300 | |
| 2010-08-20 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-01-12 | Planned | 14 | 7 | $2,363 | |
| 2008-01-17 | Planned | 19 | 13 | $5,100 | |
| 2005-04-20 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-02-18 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $1,125 | |
| 2004-07-12 | Complaint | 3 | — | $100 | |
| 2004-07-12 | Complaint | 6 | 6 | $1,650 | |
| 2004-05-14 | Complaint | 3 | — | $657 | |
| 2002-04-02 | Complaint | 10 | 5 | $4,600 | |
| 2001-02-09 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-03-24 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-01-10 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $1,470 | |
| 1999-11-30 | Planned | 11 | 6 | $2,627 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CUTTING SPECIALISTS INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cutting Specialists.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cutting Specialists across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CUTTING SPECIALISTS INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 CUTTING SPECIALISTS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CUTTING SPECIALISTS INC. has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 147 violations and $58,167 in total penalties.