Establishment profile
SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC
219 HANDLE STREET, SEQUATCHIE, TN, 37374
321999 — All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
Summary
SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC has accumulated 48 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $8,770 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 415 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 22 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 29 citations in this view · $8,770 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 3 | 3 | $362 | Mar 1998 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $813 | Oct 1998 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $400 | Apr 1995 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Apr 1995 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 3000.301 | 2 | 2 | $100 | Sep 1986 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $100 | Feb 1986 | Apr 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1995 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1998 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Mar 2004 | Mar 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 1 | 1 | $300 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 5030.10501 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II | 1 | 1 | $187 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A03 | 1 | 1 | $113 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $112 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 9000.609 | 1 | 1 | $108 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1000.702 B 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2004 | Mar 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1000.702 D | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2004 | Mar 2004 |
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 3219 within TN. Peer group: 415 employers. This establishment has 48 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 22+ years. Most recent activity: 22 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 SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS 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 SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS 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 SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS CO* IMPEDIMENTS TO HAZARDOUS WASTE · OR BY COMPENDIA METHODOLO, TN, 37374 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jun 1984 | 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 SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-09 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-02-03 | Monitoring | 3 | 3 | $600 | |
| 2003-11-25 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-03-28 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-05-16 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-02-11 | Referral | 6 | 3 | $863 | |
| 2002-01-11 | Planned | 16 | 9 | $5,396 | |
| 1998-08-17 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-06-10 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $800 | |
| 1998-03-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-11-14 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $861 | |
| 1995-03-01 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $250 | |
| 1986-09-25 | Monitoring | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-01-29 | Planned | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-01-16 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-11-29 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS 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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- What is SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC's OSHA violation history?
- SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 48 violations and $8,770 in total penalties.
- How does SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SEQUATCHIE HANDLE WORKS INC operates in the all other miscellaneous wood product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5.