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TUFF TORQ CORPORATION

5943 COMMERCE BOULEVARD, MORRISTOWN, TN, 37814
423120Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 621399861

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OSHA inspections
11
over 33 years
Violations
24
$4,475 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TUFF TORQ CORPORATION has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $4,475 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 99 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TUFF TORQ CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
11
0.3 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
24
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$4,475
$186 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 11
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 11

73% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4231 within TN. Peer group: 99 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
85th
peer median: $600
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.3
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
1.3
vs industry
−1.6

Reported for 544 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
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.3
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
6
Complaint
2
Referral
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 TUFF TORQ CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
May 24, 2017Amputated,Finger,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Rotating Parts1

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
3
Back wages owed
$705
Employees affected
23

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 59 violations · $705 in backwages · $296,951 in civil penalties

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeOct 2010 – Jan 20243213$705
FLSA Child Labor
18 minors involved
Jan 2024238$296,951

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 3 cases · $705 in backwages · 23 workers affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing$88
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing$1011
Oct 2008 – Oct 2010Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing$6874

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TUFF TORQ CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TUFF TORQ CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for TUFF TORQ CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TUFF TORQ CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-07-11Referral11$2,800
2006-06-20Follow-up0$0
2006-06-01Monitoring0$0
2006-04-13Complaint1$200
2004-03-18Planned21$300
2001-01-30Planned3$0
1998-04-23Planned54$825
1997-03-06Complaint1$100
1995-07-21Planned0$0
1995-04-04Planned10$250
1992-09-02Planned1$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 TUFF TORQ CORPORATION 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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Frequently asked

What is TUFF TORQ CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
TUFF TORQ CORPORATION has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $4,475 in total penalties.
How does TUFF TORQ CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
TUFF TORQ CORPORATION operates in the motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. TUFF TORQ CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.33 compared to an industry average of 2.2.