Establishment profile
NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC.
1800 ZINC PLANT ROAD, CLARKSVILLE, TN, 37040
Operated by Nyrstar
325180 — Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
EIN 521056429
Summary
NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC. has accumulated 56 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 7 years of recorded history, with $172,400 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 65 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 30 citations in this view · $161,900 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H01 | 2 | 2 | $23,600 | Oct 2022 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 C | 2 | 2 | $23,600 | Oct 2022 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 2 | 2 | $21,100 | Oct 2022 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 F01 I | 2 | 2 | $20,000 | Oct 2022 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 J01 | 2 | 2 | $17,500 | Oct 2022 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 E01 I | 2 | 2 | $17,500 | Oct 2022 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 F02 I | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2022 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 E03 I | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2022 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 K01 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2022 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I02 I | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2022 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| TDLWD RULE 800-01-01-.07(2)(B)1 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 L02 II B | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 M04 II | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 G01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 G02 VII | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 G02 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G06 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 I02 IV | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
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 3251 within TN. Peer group: 65 employers. This establishment has 56 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 276 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 NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in TN — for Nyrstar, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Nyrstar locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-RC-008631 | Representation election | Mar 2011 | Apr 2011 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
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)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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 · $467,400 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC 1800 ZINC PLANT RD · CLARKSVILLE, TN, 37040 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 11 | 7 | 15 | $467,400 | Apr 2026 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | Follow-up | 40 | 28 | $158,000 | |
| 2022-06-02 | Unprogrammed Related | 16 | 16 | $14,400 | |
| 2018-11-16 | Complaint | 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
NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Nyrstar.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Nyrstar across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PRINCE ERACHEM LLCNEW JOHNSONVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- US NITROGEN LLCMIDWAY — 2 federal enforcement records
- VIBRANTZ SPECIALTY PRODUCTS LLCNEW JOHNSONVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- ZOCHEM LLCDICKSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- COVORO MINING SOLUTIONS LLCMEMPHIS — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRINCE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS LLCNEW JOHNSONVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- MIDLAB, INC.ATHENS — 1 federal enforcement record
- W.R. GRACE & CO. - CONN.CHATTANOOGA — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Nyrstar locationsParent rollup
- Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TNState-wide enforcement data
- Other Basic Inorganic in TNIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 56 violations and $172,400 in total penalties.
- How does NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC. operates in the other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.2. NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.11 compared to an industry average of 0.7.