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SMC RECYCLING, INC.

117 TEXACO DRIVE, SELMER, TN, 38375
Operated by SMC Recycling, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
423930Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 621723264

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OSHA inspections
5
over 21 years
Violations
32
$4,125 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SMC RECYCLING, INC. has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $4,125 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 151 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SMC RECYCLING, 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
32
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$4,125
$129 avg / violation
41% serious59% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 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 · 28 citations in this view · $4,125 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 9000.60244$250Mar 2005Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II22$1,250Mar 2005Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0122$150Aug 2010Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0122Mar 2005Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0122Mar 2005Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0122Mar 2005Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0411$1,200Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$600Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$450Mar 2005Mar 2005
29 CFR 1910.0157 B0211$125Oct 2005Oct 2005
29 CFR 1910.0106 F0611$100Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 9000.711Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0132 F0111Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.0106 G03 IVD11Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Mar 2005Mar 2005
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0111Mar 2005Mar 2005
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11Mar 2005Mar 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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4239 within TN. Peer group: 151 employers. This establishment has 32 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
78th
peer median: $675
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−2.1
TRIR
3.1
vs industry
−0.6

Reported for 54 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

Industry avg TRIR
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
Complaint
1
Follow-up
1

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 SMC RECYCLING, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 SMC RECYCLING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SMC RECYCLING, 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 SMC RECYCLING, 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 SMC RECYCLING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SMC RECYCLING, 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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SMC RECYCLING, INC.
117 TEXACO DRIVE · SELMER, TN, 38375
WaterNo Violation Identified00Mar 2019View →
SMC RECYCLING INC
118 TEXACO DR · SELMER, TN, 38375
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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)

DOT number
39540
Operation
A

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 SMC RECYCLING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-05-23Complaint11$1,200
2013-07-26Planned3$150
2010-07-09Planned137$1,500
2005-09-14Follow-up2$375
2005-01-14Planned135$900

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SMC RECYCLING, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization SMC Recycling, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of SMC Recycling, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in recyclable material merchant wholesalers within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by SMC Recycling, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMC RECYCLING, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup SMC Recycling, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is SMC RECYCLING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SMC RECYCLING, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $4,125 in total penalties.
How does SMC RECYCLING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SMC RECYCLING, INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. SMC RECYCLING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.