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Establishment profile

KOMATSU AMERICA CORP

409 SIGNAL MOUNTAIN ROAD, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37405
333120Construction Machinery Manufacturing
EIN 407240960

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OSHA inspections
3
over 37 years
Violations
14
$180 in penalties
Penalties
$180
$13 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

KOMATSU AMERICA CORP has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $180 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 63rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 59th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

KOMATSU AMERICA CORP appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
14
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$180
$13 avg / violation
14% serious86% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $180 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211$180Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0026 A03 VII11May 2007May 2007
29 CFR 1910.0026 C02 VII11May 2007May 2007
29 CFR 1910.0095 L0111Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0111Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0511Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0611Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0252 E04 II11Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 I11Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 IV11Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0111Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 II11Apr 1989Apr 1989
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IIB11Apr 1989Apr 1989

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

63rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3331 within TN. Peer group: 60 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
24th
peer median: $2,500
Inspection frequency
59th
peer median: 2

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
0.5
vs industry
−1.1
TRIR
1.2
vs industry
−1.6

Reported for 500 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.2
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
2
Complaint
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 KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
19 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. 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 KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
8
Quarters non-compliant
2

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
KOMATSU AMERICA CORP.
409 SIGNAL MOUNTAIN ROAD · CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37405
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 2
80May 2026View →

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 KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-04-21Complaint2$0
1990-04-18Planned102$180
1989-04-10Planned2$0

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 KOMATSU AMERICA CORP 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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Frequently asked

What is KOMATSU AMERICA CORP's OSHA violation history?
KOMATSU AMERICA CORP has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $180 in total penalties.
How does KOMATSU AMERICA CORP's safety record compare to its industry?
KOMATSU AMERICA CORP operates in the construction machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. KOMATSU AMERICA CORP's self-reported DART rate is 0.47 compared to an industry average of 1.6.