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WESTERN PLASTICS

105 WESTERN DRIVE, PORTLAND, TN, 37148
Operated by Right Lane Industries · 1 of 3 establishments
326122Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
EIN 863453029

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OSHA inspections
6
over 36 years
Violations
31
$1,520 in penalties
Penalties
$1,520
$49 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

WESTERN PLASTICS has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $1,520 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 375 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

WESTERN PLASTICS 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

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
31
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$1,520
$49 avg / violation
13% serious87% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 6

67% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $1,520 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 9000.60922Oct 1989Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0147 E0311$525Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211$425Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I11$420Oct 1989Oct 1989
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$150Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 III11Mar 2004Mar 2004
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0023 E0111Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 II11Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0178 K0111Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0303 F11Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I11Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11Apr 1996Apr 1996

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

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within TN. Peer group: 375 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
43rd
peer median: $2,100
Inspection frequency
83rd
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
7.4
vs industry
+5.5
TRIR
7.4
vs industry
+5.0

Reported for 66 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.4
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
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 WESTERN PLASTICS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 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 WESTERN PLASTICS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WESTERN PLASTICS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WESTERN PLASTICS. 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 WESTERN PLASTICS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WESTERN PLASTICS. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
WESTERN PLASTICS
105 WESTERN AVENUE · PORTLAND, TN, 37148
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00Apr 2017View →

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 WESTERN PLASTICS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2005-06-28Planned1$150
2004-02-04Complaint1$0
1999-01-19Complaint0$0
1996-03-08Planned172$950
1990-06-14Monitoring0$0
1989-08-31Complaint122$420

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WESTERN PLASTICS is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Right Lane Industries.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Right Lane Industries across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Right Lane Industries, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WESTERN PLASTICS 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 Right Lane Industries, which operates 3 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 WESTERN PLASTICS's OSHA violation history?
WESTERN PLASTICS has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $1,520 in total penalties.
How does WESTERN PLASTICS's safety record compare to its industry?
WESTERN PLASTICS operates in the plastics pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. WESTERN PLASTICS's self-reported DART rate is 7.41 compared to an industry average of 1.9.