Establishment profile
QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO INC
2008 HOITT AVENUE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37917
332312 — Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
EIN 620760779
Summary
QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO INC has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $4,851 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 399 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% 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 · 25 citations in this view · $4,851 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 3 | 3 | — | May 1985 | Feb 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,513 | Jul 1995 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 2 | 2 | $100 | Mar 1992 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1995 | Feb 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C06 | 1 | 1 | $1,313 | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 9000.602 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1997 | Mar 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3323 within TN. Peer group: 399 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 10.
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 79 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 QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO 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 QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO 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 QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING COMPANY, INC. 2008 HOITT AVE · KNOXVILLE, TN, 37917 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Nov 2019 | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-10 | Planned | 11 | 6 | $4,051 | |
| 2001-01-03 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-10-17 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-07-03 | Planned | 9 | 7 | $800 | |
| 1992-02-18 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-02-16 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-04-29 | Planned | 3 | — | $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 QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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- What is QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO INC's OSHA violation history?
- QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO INC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $4,851 in total penalties.
- How does QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO INC operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. QUALITY MACHINE & WELDING CO INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.65 compared to an industry average of 1.8.