Establishment profile
GRACO INC
4140 JERSEY PIKE, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37421
Operated by GRACO INC · 1 of 16 establishments
Summary
GRACO INC has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $1,100 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 23,339 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 28 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GRACO INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 19 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $1,100 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 2 | 2 | $250 | Feb 1986 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 A02 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1989 | Jul 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C02 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 V | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jul 1994 | Jul 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jul 1994 | Jul 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1994 | Jul 1994 |
| 29 CFR 9000.7 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1994 | Jul 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1994 | Jul 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1994 | Jul 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 IXC | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 H12 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 D10 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
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. Peer group: 23,339 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for GRACO INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 GRACO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 28+ years. Most recent activity: 28 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 GRACO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GRACO 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 GRACO 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 GRACO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GRACO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GRACO INC 4140 JERSEY PIKE · CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37421 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jun 1986 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GRACO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-22 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $450 | |
| 1994-06-21 | Planned | 7 | 1 | $250 | |
| 1989-01-13 | Planned | 7 | 3 | $400 | |
| 1986-01-27 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-01-03 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GRACO INC is one of 16 establishments rolled up under the parent organization GRACO INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of GRACO INC across all 16 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by GRACO INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GRACO INCMINNEAPOLIS, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRACO INCFARMINGTON HILLS, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- RED DEVIL EQUIPMENT COMPANYPLYMOUTH, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRACO, INC.GRAVETTE, AR — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRACO INCROGERS, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRACO INC.FRANKLIN PARK, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRACO, INC.MINNEAPOLIS, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All GRACO INC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in TNState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GRACO 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup GRACO INC, which operates 16 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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- What is GRACO INC's OSHA violation history?
- GRACO INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $1,100 in total penalties.