OSHA has inspected Deche, Inc. 2 times in Tennessee since 2020.
The latest one began on Oct 6, 2020 on a referral, in Flintville.
Those inspections ended with 23 citation items: 22 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $37,200 and still stand at $37,840.
Noise comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.95.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Deche, Inc. averages $18,920 (2 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Deche, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 344957741 OPENED OCT 5, 2020Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 37 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 2021
21 North Vantown School Road, Flintville, TN 37335 · Sawmills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 3, 2020 (fatal): Employee is electrocuted, later dies
At 8:05 p.m. on October 3, 2020, Employee # 1 was operating the Wood-Mizer band saw. The blade on the saw broke and was stuck on the east side of the band saw. Employee # 1 walked to the east side so he could dislodge the blade. Employee # 1 walked between a wooden support beam and the conveyor. As Employee # 1 was moving the blade, he stepped back; his lower back made contact with the southwest side of the conveyor. The conveyor was energized and shocked Employee # 1. He was stuck between a wooden support beam and the conveyor for approximately 22 seconds, as he was shocked. Employee # 1 was initially hospitalized with electrical shock injuries on October 3, 2020. He died on October 4, 2020.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $1,600 | $1,600 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $1,600 | $1,600 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $1,400 | $1,400 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 |
Serious | $1,600 | $1,600 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 |
Serious | $1,600 | $1,600 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 |
Serious | $1,400 | $1,400 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7 |
Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8 |
Serious | $1,400 | $1,400 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 9 |
Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 10 |
Serious | $5,400 | $5,400 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 11 |
Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 12 |
Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 13 |
Serious | $1,600 | $1,600 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.03(27)(B)3 |
Other-than-serious | $400 | $400 | Mar 30, 2021 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Flintville site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 30 workers: 6.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 139 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
