Establishment profile
ZECO INC
4146 S CREEK RD, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37406
Operated by ZECO LLC · 1 of 3 establishments
424690 — Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 830347852
Summary
ZECO INC has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $14,100 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 24 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th 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
ZECO INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
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. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $14,100 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I D | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E01 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D02 I B | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 E | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D02 I D | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D02 I E | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I E | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I G | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 I01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| RULE 800-01-09-.06(2) | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4246 within TN. Peer group: 24 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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.
Reported for 165 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
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
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 ZECO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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 ZECO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ZECO 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 ZECO 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 ZECO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZECO INC 4146 S CREEK RD · CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37406 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | May 2024 | View → |
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 ZECO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-29 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-05-29 | Unprogrammed Related | 13 | 11 | $12,000 | |
| 2016-02-26 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-03-26 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $2,100 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ZECO INC is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ZECO LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ZECO LLC across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- INDUSTRIAL WELDING SUPPLY CO.CHATTANOOGA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CLIMAX LLCBRISTOL — 1 federal enforcement record
- NEXAIR LLCMEMPHIS — 1 federal enforcement record
- NETMARK ENTERPRISES LLCMURFREESBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- ARCHWAY SALES INCMEMPHIS — 1 federal enforcement record
- A-WELDERS & MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.KNOXVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC.MURFREESBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE STANDARD COMPANIES INCMEMPHIS — 1 federal enforcement record
- CONTINENTAL CARBONIC PRODUCTS, INC.LOUDON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by ZECO LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ZECO INCCHATTANOOGA, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All ZECO LLC locationsParent rollup
- Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ZECO 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 ZECO LLC, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ZECO INC's OSHA violation history?
- ZECO INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $14,100 in total penalties.
- How does ZECO INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- ZECO INC operates in the other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. ZECO INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.2.