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Morgan County - Solid Waste: OSHA inspections and violations

Wartburg, Tennessee · Solid Waste Landfill · NAICS 562212

1inspections
2citation items
$0current penalties
Dec 19, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Morgan County - Solid Waste once in Tennessee.

The inspection began on Dec 19, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Wartburg.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

None of the citations carried a penalty.

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

Morgan County - Solid Waste also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Morgan County - Solid Waste: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347187775 OPENED DEC 19, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · Local government · 21 employees at the site · Closed Feb 5, 2024

337 Flat Fork Road, Wartburg, TN 37887 · Solid Waste Landfill · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.253(e)(6)(ii) · Gas welding and cutting
Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2024Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Wartburg site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 30 workers: 20.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 15 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Morgan County Solid Waste
Wartburg · 2025
30 4220.03.1

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.253(e)(6)(ii)

(ii) When regulators or parts of regulators, including gages, need repair, the work shall be performed by skilled mechanics who have been properly instructed.

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii)

(ii) Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.

Other solid waste landfill employers in Tennessee

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