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TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE

200 WALDRON ROAD, LA VERGNE, TN, 37086
Operated by Tennessee Farmers Cooperative · 1 of 5 establishments
311119Other Animal Food Manufacturing
EIN 620435104

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OSHA inspections
4
over 38 years
Violations
12
$4,300 in penalties
Penalties
$4,300
$358 avg

Summary

TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $4,300 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 69th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st 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

TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE 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
4
0.1 / yr · last 38 yrs
Violations
12
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$4,300
$358 avg / violation
42% serious58% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

75% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $4,300 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$1,400May 2017May 2017
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0111$750Apr 1998Apr 1998
29 CFR 1910.0178 M0711$750Apr 1998Apr 1998
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0111$600Apr 1998Apr 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11$350May 2017May 2017
29 CFR 5030.1050111$300Jul 1987Jul 1987
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211$150Apr 1998Apr 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11May 2017May 2017
29 CFR 9000.60911Apr 1998Apr 1998
29 CFR 1910.1200 B04 II11Apr 1998Apr 1998
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Apr 1998Apr 1998
29 CFR 1910.0178 C02 VII11Jul 1987Jul 1987

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

69th

Above average violations in NAICS 3111 within TN. Peer group: 27 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
65th
peer median: $2,475
Inspection frequency
81st
peer median: 2

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
0.8
vs industry
−1.9
TRIR
0.8
vs industry
−2.7

Reported for 139 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
3.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.8
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
2
Complaint
1
Referral
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 TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

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 TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TENNESSEE 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 TENNESSEE 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 TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
154518
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 TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$17K
Awards
3
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$17K
Largest awards
  • Department of Agriculture
    RAVEN SMART TRAX
    contract · Last action 2016-09-28
    $7,377
  • Department of Agriculture
    ENVIZIO PRO KIT W/RTK
    contract · Last action 2017-08-17
    $5,118
  • Department of Agriculture
    FIELD COMPUTER FOR VARIABLE RATE SPRAY CONTROL
    contract · Last action 2017-08-21
    $4,599

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333111 - FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2017-08-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-04-26Referral32$1,750
2015-09-22Planned0$0
1998-02-03Complaint73$2,250
1987-07-23Planned2$300

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tennessee Farmers Cooperative.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tennessee Farmers Cooperative across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other animal food manufacturing within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE 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 Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, which operates 5 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 TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE's OSHA violation history?
TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $4,300 in total penalties.
How does TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE's safety record compare to its industry?
TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE operates in the other animal food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5. TENNESSEE FARMERS COOPERATIVE's self-reported DART rate is 0.81 compared to an industry average of 2.7.