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VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.

106 BLAIR BEND ROAD, LOUDON, TN, 37774
Operated by Viskase Companies Inc · 1 of 4 establishments
311612Meat Processed from Carcasses
EIN 952677354

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OSHA inspections
10
over 39 years
Violations
10
$7,175 in penalties
Penalties
$7,175
$718 avg
Violations across 3 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

VISKASE COMPANIES, INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $7,175 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 71st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 64 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

VISKASE COMPANIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
10
0.3 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
10
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$7,175
$718 avg / violation
70% serious30% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 10
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 10

50% 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $7,175 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$4,500Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 IIB11$1,250Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IID11$1,250Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIID11$175Feb 2004Feb 2004
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB211Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0147 F02 I11Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 E0311Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 F0411Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 I11Apr 1991Apr 1991

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

71st

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within TN. Peer group: 64 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $1,700
Inspection frequency
94th
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
1.1
vs industry
−1.6
TRIR
2.5
vs industry
−1.2

Reported for 219 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
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.5
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
5
Complaint
3

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 VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TN — for Viskase Companies Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
5

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Viskase Companies Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 5 cases · 5 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-288343Unfair labor practiceJan 2022May 2025ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-279382Unfair labor practiceJul 2021Aug 2022ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-163403Unfair labor practiceNov 2015Mar 2016ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-163183Unfair labor practiceNov 2015Jan 2016ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-161040Unfair labor practiceSep 2015Oct 2015ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
4
Quarters non-compliant
1

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

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
VISKASE CORPORATION
106 BLAIR BEND DRIVE · LOUDON, TN, 37774
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
40Jan 2026View →

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 VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-05-12Complaint11$4,500
2009-06-16Planned1$0
2007-10-02Unprogrammed Related0$0
2007-10-02Unprogrammed Related66$2,500
2004-01-28Planned1$175
2000-06-30Planned0$0
1996-08-13Planned0$0
1991-04-12Planned1$0
1987-05-11Complaint0$0
1987-05-11Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VISKASE COMPANIES, INC. is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Viskase Companies Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Viskase Companies Inc across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in meat processed from carcasses within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Viskase Companies Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VISKASE COMPANIES, 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 Viskase Companies Inc, which operates 4 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 VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
VISKASE COMPANIES, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $7,175 in total penalties.
How does VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
VISKASE COMPANIES, INC. operates in the meat processed from carcasses industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.09 compared to an industry average of 2.7.