Tte Casting Technologies, Inc. OSHA Violations, Oak Ridge TN

Tte Casting Technologies, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Tennessee, the first in 2014.

OSHA's last visit started on Nov 20, 2018 after a complaint, in Oak Ridge.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 18 citation items: 16 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $7,150 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,288, down 12%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (10 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Tte Casting Technologies, Inc. averages $3,700 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Tte Casting Technologies, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Tte Casting Technologies, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2018 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343620167 OPENED NOV 20, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 75 employees at the site · Closed Apr 23, 2019

1017 Alvin Weinberg Drive, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 · Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 12, 2018: Employee traps head between casting dies and sustains concus

At 7:45 a.m. on November 12, 2018, an employee was removing broken pieces of casting from a casting die and did not lock out the sprayer head. The employee pinned his head in the machine when gravity allowed the sprayer to leak off. The employee sustained abrasions and a concussion. Hospitalization was not required.

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$2,500	$2,500	Mar 8, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 8, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 8, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 8, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 1e 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(6) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 8, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$1,200	$1,200	Mar 8, 2019	Final

Inspection 317819225 OPENED JUL 28, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 46 employees at the site · Closed Feb 4, 2016

1017 Alvin Weinberg Drive, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 · Nonferrous Metal Foundries · 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	$1,200	$900	Oct 9, 2014	Closed
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1) · Noise	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 9, 2014	Closed
Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i) · Noise	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 9, 2014	Closed
Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1) · Noise	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 9, 2014	Closed
Citation 1, item 1e 29 CFR 1910.95(l)(1) · Noise	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 9, 2014	Closed
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$1,050	$788	Oct 9, 2014	Closed
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 9, 2014	Closed
Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(ia) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 9, 2014	Closed
Citation 1, item 2d 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 9, 2014	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 5030.1050(1)	Serious	$1,200	$900	Oct 9, 2014	Closed
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 9, 2014	Closed
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 9000602	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 9, 2014	Closed

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 Oak Ridge site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 51 workers: 3.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.

Site and year	Workers	Cases	Days-away cases	Rate	Industry median
TTE Casting Technologies, Inc. Oak Ridge · 2025	51	2	1	3.8	5.4

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)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii)

(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

29 CFR 5030.1050

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Mueller Water Products, Inc. Chattanooga · 18 citations · $35,240
Clarksville Foundry, Inc. Clarksville · 53 citations · $12,569

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.

Tte Casting Technologies, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations