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The Schaefer Group, Inc., Knoxville, TN: 7 OSHA citations, $4,500 in penalties (2025)
OSHA recorded 1 inspection at The Schaefer Group, Inc., 4312 S Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921, on May 29, 2025. 1 inspection ended in citations: 7 citations with $6,000 in initial penalties and $4,500 in current penalties. The latest citation was issued August 6, 2025.
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- Site
- 4312 S Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921
- Industry
- 333994 Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing
- Ownership
- Private
- Employees at the site
- 4 (as recorded at the latest inspection)
- Inspections
- 1, of which 1 with citations
- Citations
- 7
- Penalties
- $6,000 initial, $4,500 current
Inspections
Every inspection OSHA opened at this site since November 3, 2021.
| Opened | Closed | Type | Scope | Focus | Citations | Current penalties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2025 | August 29, 2025 | Planned | Complete | Safety | 7 | $4,500 | osha.gov |
Citations
One row for each citation, newest first. Gravity is OSHA's level of gravity for serious violations.
| Inspection opened | Standard cited | Standard title | Type | Gravity | Issued | Initial penalty | Current penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2025 | 1910.242(b) | Hand and portable powered tools and equipment, general | Other than serious | 1 | August 6, 2025 | $250 | $188 | osha.gov |
| May 29, 2025 | 1910.212(b) | General requirements for all machines | Other than serious | 5 | August 6, 2025 | $125 | $125 | osha.gov |
| May 29, 2025 | 1910.147(c)(5)(ii) | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | Other than serious | 5 | August 6, 2025 | $125 | $125 | osha.gov |
| May 29, 2025 | 1910.215(b)(9) | Abrasive wheel machinery | Serious | 4 | August 6, 2025 | $1,250 | $938 | osha.gov |
| May 29, 2025 | 1910.215(a)(4) | Abrasive wheel machinery | Serious | 4 | August 6, 2025 | $1,250 | $938 | osha.gov |
| May 29, 2025 | 1910.36(d)(1) | Design and construction requirements for exit routes | Serious | 4 | August 6, 2025 | $1,250 | $938 | osha.gov |
| May 29, 2025 | 1910.28(b)(1)(i) | Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection | Serious | 6 | August 6, 2025 | $1,750 | $1,248 | osha.gov |
Also on SpecStream
- All OSHA citations in Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing in Tennessee
- OSHA citations in Tennessee
- 29 CFR 1910.215, Abrasive wheel machinery: all citations
- 29 CFR 1910.28, Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection: all citations
- 29 CFR 1910.36, Design and construction requirements for exit routes: all citations
Updated November 3, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Penalties are as OSHA records them on the date this page was read and can change after a contest or a settlement. Citations OSHA deleted are left out. Each row links to OSHA's own inspection record. This page uses US Department of Labor data and is not endorsed or certified by the US Department of Labor. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.