Inspection 345040828 OPENED NOV 20, 2020Closed
9300 Springhill Drive Ne, Ooltewah, TN 37363 · Spring Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Newcomb Spring Corp. 2 times in Tennessee since 2019.
The latest one began on Nov 20, 2020 after a complaint, in Ooltewah.
Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 9 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $3,300 and still stand at $3,700.
Noise comes up most often in these citations: 7 items under 1910.95.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Newcomb Spring Corp. averages $3,700 (1 cited inspection).
Newcomb Spring Corp. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 343952685 OPENED MAR 20, 2019Closed
9300 Springhill Drive Ne, Ooltewah, TN 37363 · Spring Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $1,600 | $1,600 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1e 29 CFR 1910.95(l)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(ii)(a) · Noise |
Serious | $1,600 | $1,600 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.95(i)(3) · Noise |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $0 | $400 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR TDLWD RULE 800-01-09-.06(2) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1) · Hexavalent chromium |
Other-than-serious | $100 | $100 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Ooltewah site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 36 workers: 3.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.3 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcomb Spring of TN Ooltewah · 2021 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1)
(d) Exposure determination—(1) General. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). This determination shall be made in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii)
(l) Communication of chromium (VI) hazards to employees—(1) Hazard communication—general—(i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers shall comply with all requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (§ 1910.1200) for chromium (VI).
29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise
29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1)
(c) Hearing conservation program. (1) The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.
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- M & G Manufacturing Corp. Maynardville · 5 citations · $2,200
- I & I Sling, Incorporated Knoxville · 11 citations · $3,100
- Langley Wire Cloth Components, Inc. Adamsville · 42 citations · $42,587
- SMP Industries, Inc. Chattanooga · 15 citations · $7,675
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.