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McDonald's: OSHA inspections and violations

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Limited-Service Restaurants · NAICS 722513

4inspections
7citation items
$1,450current penalties
Jun 11, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected McDonald's 4 times in Tennessee since 1994.

The latest one began on Jun 11, 2025 after a complaint, in White House.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 2 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $1,550 and now stand at $1,450, 6% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.305.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for hotel and restaurant employers since 2015 is $1,350, and McDonald's averages $1,350 (1 cited inspection).

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $729 in back wages owed to workers.

McDonald's: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348301565 OPENED JUN 11, 2025Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 66 employees at the site · Closed Jun 24, 2025

856 Highway 76, White House, TN 37188 · Limited-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345305106 OPENED MAY 13, 2021Open

Complaint · Partial · Health · 30 employees at the site · Open

2681 Frayser Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38127 · Limited-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$1,050$1,050Sep 23, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Other-than-serious$150$150Sep 23, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$150$150Sep 23, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR TDLWD RULE 800-01-09-.07
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 23, 2021Final

Inspection 309229870 OPENED SEP 28, 2005Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 49 employees at the site · Closed Oct 11, 2005

1201 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 120577317 OPENED JUL 22, 1994Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Dec 21, 1994

813 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$200$100Nov 10, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 10, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 10, 1994Closed

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Jan 17, 2024 to Mar 19, 2024
NASHVILLE
61$729$46,887

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)

(h) Post-mortem data: Increased incidence and/or severity of post-mortem findings may be indicative of maternal toxicity. This can include gross or microscopic pathological findings or organ weight data, including absolute organ weight, organ-to-body weight ratio, or organ-to-brain weight ratio. When supported by findings of adverse histopathological effects in the affected organ(s), the observation of a significant change in the average weight of suspected target organ(s) of treated dams (mothers), compared to those in the control group, may be considered evidence of maternal toxicity.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.141 · Sanitation

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other limited-service restaurants employers in Tennessee

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