Establishment profile
RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE
1217 N. MAIN STREET, EAGLEVILLE, TN, 37060
Operated by Southern Company · 1 of 293 establishments
444220 — Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores
Summary
RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $7,438 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
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 · 20 citations in this view · $7,438 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IID | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| TCA 50-3-105(1) | 1 | 1 | $938 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | $525 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0272 G01 III | 1 | 1 | $525 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 3000.327 B 1 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 9000.7 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 H | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 IID | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0272 J01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0272 G03 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0272 G05 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
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 4442 within TN. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 27 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 RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE. 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 RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-03 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $1,938 | |
| 2010-02-04 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $2,750 | |
| 2006-12-19 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $1,400 | |
| 2005-07-22 | Planned | 9 | 8 | $1,350 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE is one of 293 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Southern Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Southern Company across all 293 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other employers in nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANYSMYRNA — 2 federal enforcement records
- TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANYJACKSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- MAYO GARDEN CENTERKNOXVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- J & R GARDEN STONE AND RENTAL INCFRANKLIN — 1 federal enforcement record
- GIBSON FARMERS CO-OPDYERSBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
- RURAL KING ADMINISTRATION, INC.CROSSVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEHLEN MFG COHUNTINGDON — 1 federal enforcement record
- HARDIN FARMERS COOPERATIVESAVANNAH — 1 federal enforcement record
- VASSEYS LAWN & GARDEN CENTERSCLEVELAND — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Southern Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ALABAMA POWER COMPANYTRUSSVILLE, AL — 4 federal enforcement records
- ALABAMA POWER COMPANYQUINTON, AL — 4 federal enforcement records
- ALABAMA POWER COColumbia, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- ALABAMA POWER COMobile, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- ALABAMA POWER COMontevallo, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- ALABAMA POWER COMPANYVERBENA, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- ALABAMA POWER COAuburn, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- ALABAMA POWER COMPANYBUCKS, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- ALABAMA POWER CO INCBirmingham, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- ALABAMA POWER COMPANYFULTONDALE, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Southern Company locationsParent rollup
- Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply StoresAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TNState-wide enforcement data
- Nursery, Garden Center, in TNIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Southern Company, which operates 293 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE's OSHA violation history?
- RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $7,438 in total penalties.
- How does RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE's safety record compare to its industry?
- RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE operates in the nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.8. RUTHERFORD FARMERS COOPERATIVE's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.5.