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Wiremasters, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Columbia, Tennessee · Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423610

3inspections
12citation items
$2,925current penalties
Apr 7, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Wiremasters, Inc. 3 times in Tennessee since 2014.

The latest one began on Apr 7, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Columbia.

Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 3 serious and 9 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,925 and still stand at $2,925.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Wiremasters, Inc. averages $375 (1 cited inspection).

Wiremasters, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Wiremasters, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345901813 OPENED APR 7, 2022Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 180 employees at the site · Closed Jun 7, 2022

1788 North Point Road, Columbia, TN 38401 · Steel Wire Drawing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$125$125May 24, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$125$125May 24, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$125$125May 24, 2022Final

Inspection 317760452 OPENED MAY 20, 2014Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 140 employees at the site · Closed Jul 25, 2014

1788 Northpointe Rd, Columbia, TN 38401 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$800$800Jun 26, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iva) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 26, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(iii) · Using electrical equipment
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 26, 2014Closed

Inspection 317760114 OPENED MAY 13, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 140 employees at the site · Closed Jun 16, 2014

1788 Northpointe Rd, Columbia, TN 38401 · Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Serious$1,500$1,500May 30, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0May 30, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$125$125May 30, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iva) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$0$0May 30, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$125$125May 30, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR 9000602
Other-than-serious$0$0May 30, 2014Closed

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 Columbia site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 242 workers: 0.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
WireMasters, Inc.
Columbia · 2025
242 100.40.0
WireMasters - Columbia
Columbia · 2017
188 000.00.0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)

(ii) Containers. Flammable liquids shall be stored in tanks or closed containers.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iva)

(iv) Handling liquids at point of final use. (a) Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be kept in covered containers when not actually in use.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

Other electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers employers in Tennessee

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