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EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY

100 EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660
Operated by EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO · 1 of 19 establishments
325998All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
EIN 621539359

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OSHA inspections
17
over 42 years
Violations
17
$67,700 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 fatalities · 1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $67,700 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 54 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
17
0.4 / yr · last 42 yrs
Violations
17
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$67,700
$3,982 avg / violation
65% serious35% other
Inspection trigger · accident
7 of 17
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 17

41% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $67,700 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 5030.1050122$10,800Nov 1987Oct 2004
29 CFR 1910.0119 G0211$10,000Oct 2004Oct 2004
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 IC11$10,000Oct 2004Oct 2004
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 IG11$10,000Oct 2004Oct 2004
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0411$10,000Oct 2004Oct 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0611$3,500Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IID11$3,500Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0311$3,500Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$3,000Dec 1998Dec 1998
29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 I11$2,400Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$1,000Jun 1989Jun 1989
29 CFR 1926.0251 A0111Jul 1985Jul 1985
29 CFR 1926.0251 E0111Jul 1985Jul 1985
29 CFR 1926.0402 A0811Jul 1985Jul 1985
29 CFR 1926.0402 C0411Jul 1985Jul 1985
29 CFR 1910.0184 I0911Jul 1985Jul 1985

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

85th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3259 within TN. Peer group: 54 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $400
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.6
vs industry
−0.2
TRIR
0.8
vs industry
−0.6

Reported for 7,462 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
4
Complaint
4
Accident
7
Referral
1

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 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 10, 2005STAIR,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,FALL,CARTFatality11
Mar 29, 2004RESPIRATORY,ASPHYXIATED,HEAT EXCHANGER,CHEMICAL VAPORFatality11
Jun 5, 1998FAN,ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDINGFatality11
May 8, 1994BURN,VAPOR,ELECTRIC SWITCH,WORK RULES,FIRE,LOCKOUT,VALVE,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,SMOKE INHALATION,CHEMICAL11
Apr 18, 1989DUST COLLECTOR,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITIONFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$115,939
Employees affected
82

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 · 83 violations · $115,939 in backwages · $15,467 in civil penalties

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJan 202618382$115,939$15,467

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 · 83 violations · $115,939 in backwages · $15,467 in civil penalties · 82 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jan 2023 – Jan 2026Plastics Bottle ManufacturingFLSA8382$115,939$15,467

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 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
37
Certified
37
Avg wage ratio
1.15x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
1450 LINCOLN STREET · KINGSPORT, TN, 37660
Water00View →

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 contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY (across 3 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$5.3M
Awards (all-time)
5

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-10-05Referral11$2,400
2005-11-03Accident0$0
2004-04-13Accident54$50,000
1999-12-07Complaint0$0
1998-06-08Accident11$3,000
1995-05-11Complaint0$0
1994-05-09Accident33$10,500
1990-01-05Accident0$0
1990-01-03Accident0$0
1989-08-09Complaint0$0
1989-04-19Accident11$1,000
1989-04-11Complaint0$0
1987-08-21Unprogrammed Related11$800
1986-08-08Planned0$0
1985-08-12Planned0$0
1985-07-08Planned5$0
1984-05-03Planned0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY is one of 19 establishments rolled up under the parent organization EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO across all 19 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO, which operates 19 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $67,700 in total penalties.
How does EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY operates in the all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.63 compared to an industry average of 0.8.
Has EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 4 fatality investigations involving EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY.