29 CFR 1910.135 · Tennessee · FY2025
Head Protection in Tennessee: FY2025 OSHA citations
2 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.135 at inspected sites in Tennessee, from 2 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 2 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.135 at inspected sites in Tennessee, in 2 inspections. Among the 121 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Tennessee that year (4,164 citation items in all), this one ranks 94th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.135 cited in Tennessee
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.135(a)(1) | 2 | 100% |
“(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects.”
How the Tennessee citations were classified
Of the 2 citation items: 2 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 0 other-than-serious (100% serious).
Who was inspected in Tennessee
100% of the 2 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 1 to 10 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 2 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 1 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | 1 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 1; Jan to Mar 2025: 0; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; Jul to Sep 2025: 1.
Who enforced in Tennessee
Tennessee has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 2 of the items were recorded by the State Plan's office. A State Plan may have standards of its own. The paragraphs on this page are the federal 29 CFR numbers recorded in OSHA's data, and this page does not say which Tennessee rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Tennessee State Plan, with its coverage.
Tennessee against the other states
Tennessee ranks 16th of the 29 states with items under 29 CFR 1910.135 in this data. The most items: Florida 11; New York 9; Virginia 7; Kentucky 7; Texas 6. In all, the data record 93 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.135; the 2 in Tennessee are 2.2% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Tennessee.
Next steps for a Tennessee employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.135, Head Protection
- Free tool: PPE Selector
- Free tool: HazCom Compliance Scorer
- Software: HazComFast EHS software
Counts by HazComFast from the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data, extracted Oct 13, 2026; deleted items left out, 29 CFR numbers only. They are not figures OSHA publishes for the state, and the live database can change them. Same data source and method as our HazCom enforcement study. Not legal advice.