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FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE is a farm supplies merchant wholesalers employer in LEXINGTON, TN. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 10 violations and $3,000 in penalties. 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.

FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE

16219 HIGHWAY 22 NORTH, LEXINGTON, TN, 38351

Parent: First Farmers Cooperative (3 locations)

424910 Top companies in Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

EIN: 620438524

22 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
10 violations
$3,000 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.2
Industry Avg DART
1.5
Self-Reported DART
18.8
Self-Reported TRIR
18.8
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
10
Total Penalties
$3,000
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
7 years
Last Activity
7yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
1.4/yr
Violation Severity Mix
60% serious$300 avg per violation$3,000 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$3,000 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+16.6
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+17.3
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

90%
Worse than most peers
vs 51 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
88%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
1031847
Operation Type
A
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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Part of a larger organization

FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE is one of 3 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization First Farmers Cooperative.

Federal enforcement records on FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of First Farmers Cooperative across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by First Farmers Cooperative

Other employers in Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers within TN

Industry context

Within the farm supplies merchant wholesalers industry in TN, FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE ranks in the 90th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 51 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 88th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.2 for the farm supplies merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.5. FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE's self-reported DART rate is 18.79, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 7 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE's OSHA violation history?
FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 10 violations and $3,000 in total penalties.
How does FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE's safety record compare to its industry?
FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE operates in the farm supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE's self-reported DART rate is 18.79 compared to an industry average of 1.5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE of LEXINGTON, TN from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, 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. FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVE resolves to the parent rollup First Farmers Cooperative, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if FIRST FARMERS COOPERATIVEoperates 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.