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Marion County - Solid Waste: OSHA inspections and violations

Whitwell, Tennessee · Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · NAICS 562219

4inspections
16citation items
$0current penalties
Nov 9, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Marion County - Solid Waste 4 times in Tennessee since 2008.

The latest one began on Nov 9, 2021 as a planned inspection, in South Pittsburg.

Those inspections ended with 16 citation items: 16 serious.

None of the citations carried a penalty.

Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.305.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Marion County - Solid Waste averages $0 (1 cited inspection).

Marion County - Solid Waste: OSHA citation items per year, 2008 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345635056 OPENED NOV 9, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · Local government · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jan 5, 2022

1825 Battlecreek Road, South Pittsburg, TN 37380 · Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Nov 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Nov 22, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(d) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Nov 22, 2021Final

Inspection 341549541 OPENED JUN 10, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · Local government · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jun 10, 2016

1 Industrial Parkway, Whitwell, TN 37397 · Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 311560841 OPENED FEB 4, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · Local government · 8 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 2008

700 Chasey Simpson Road, Jasper, TN 37347 · Solid Waste Landfill · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(4)(v) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed

Inspection 311560874 OPENED FEB 4, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · Local government · 1 employee at the site · Closed Mar 7, 2008

201 Highway 283, Whitwell, TN 37397 · Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2008Closed

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4)

(4) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are maintained in a fully charged and operable condition and kept in their designated places at all times except during use.

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2)

(2) Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal employers in Tennessee

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