Dillard Construction, Inc. has 14 OSHA inspections on record in Tennessee, the first in 1993.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 22, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Cleveland.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 38 citation items: 15 serious and 23 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $83,250 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $82,250, down 1%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.405, job-site wiring (7 items).
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Dillard Construction, Inc. averages $78,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Dillard Construction, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 347710626 OPENED AUG 22, 2024Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Mar 11, 2025
162 Corporate Drive S.w., Cleveland, TN 37311 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 22, 2024 (fatal): Employee dies from crush injuries when caught in trench coll
At 1:30 p.m. on August 22, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a building contractor was working in a 9-foot deep by 5.5-feet wide by 34-foot-long trench. The employee was working on a crew that was installing an 18-inch concrete pipe for storm water drainage. The employee was using hand tools to moving gravel to grade to level the 18-inch concrete pipe in the trench. A wall of the trench collapsed crushing the employee under the falling soil. The employee died as a result of his injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Jan 29, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $2,000 | $2,000 | Jan 29, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $2,000 | $2,000 | Jan 29, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Serious | $70,000 | $70,000 | Jan 29, 2025 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Chattanooga site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 40 workers: 2.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 58 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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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.
