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PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC.

2901 THORNGROVE PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37914
321920Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
5
over 24 years
Violations
46
$5,025 in penalties
Penalties
$5,025
$109 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC. has accumulated 46 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $5,025 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 415 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in 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

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
46
1.9 / yr
Penalties
$5,025
$109 avg / violation
48% serious52% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 5

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · $5,025 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0133$1,250Aug 2002Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0133Aug 2002Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0133Aug 2002Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0095 L0133Aug 2002Dec 2015
29 CFR 3000.327 A22$1,500Jul 2002Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0122Aug 2002Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$1,050Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0111$500Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$225Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211$150Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11$150Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0106 D06 III11$100Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211$100Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0095 E11Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0211Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 II A11Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I11Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0611Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0095 I0311Jan 2009Jan 2009

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3219 within TN. Peer group: 415 employers. This establishment has 46 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
75th
peer median: $1,950
Inspection frequency
79th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
3
Referral
2

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 PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

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 · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Sep 2003 – May 2005Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing0

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 PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, 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 PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, 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 PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
888321
Operation
C

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 PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-10-15Planned109$800
2008-11-17Referral66$300
2008-11-05Planned204$3,275
2002-07-12Referral5$150
2002-06-20Planned53$500

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 PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, 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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Frequently asked

What is PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 46 violations and $5,025 in total penalties.
How does PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PALLETS OF TENNESSEE, INC. operates in the wood container and pallet manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9.