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Sevier Solid Waste Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee · Solid Waste Collection · NAICS 562111

4inspections
20citation items
$13,350current penalties
Mar 9, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Sevier Solid Waste Inc. 4 times in Tennessee since 2010.

The latest one began on Mar 9, 2023 after a complaint, in Pigeon Forge.

Those inspections ended with 20 citation items: 13 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $13,350 and still stand at $13,350.

Noise comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.95.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Sevier Solid Waste Inc. averages $1,383 (3 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Sevier Solid Waste Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346545874 OPENED MAR 9, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 28 employees at the site · Closed Jul 13, 2023

1855 Ridge Road, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 · Solid Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.03(27)(B)1
Other-than-serious$500$500Apr 18, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.04(3)(B)6
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 18, 2023Final

Inspection 345672828 OPENED DEC 7, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 21 employees at the site · Closed Feb 28, 2022

1831 Ridge Road, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 · Solid Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$600$600Feb 7, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$500$500Feb 7, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$800$800Feb 7, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$700$700Feb 7, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(b) · First aid and eyewash
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 7, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$100$100Feb 7, 2022Final

Inspection 345673735 OPENED DEC 7, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 21 employees at the site · Closed Apr 6, 2022

1855 Ridge Road, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 · Solid Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$800$800Feb 1, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Feb 1, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1c Serious$0$0Feb 1, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1d Serious$0$0Feb 1, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$150$150Feb 1, 2022Final

Inspection 314650185 OPENED JUL 26, 2010Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 19 employees at the site · Closed Dec 15, 2010

1855 Ridge Road, Pigeon Forge, TN 37869 · Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 25, 2010 (fatal): Employee dies at compost facility

On July 22, 2010, Employee #1, a production inspector of Sevier Solid Waste Inco rporated, was performing inspections and subsequently could not be located. A se arch was initiated and ended at approximately 12:15 p.m. Sunday, July 25, 2010, when his body was discovered inside a digester tube at the compost facility. Emp loyee #1 was reported to have a history of poor health, specifically heart and b lood pressure problems. Investigators believed he died from a heart attack.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$4,000$4,000Nov 17, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(3)(ii) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$4,000$4,000Nov 17, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$700$700Nov 17, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 9000602
Serious$500$500Nov 17, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 90007
Serious$0$0Nov 17, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 3000327 A
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 17, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 3000327 B 3
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 17, 2010Closed

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(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.151(b)

(b) In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

29 CFR 5030.1050

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