Lead (Construction) in Tennessee: OSHA citations, FY2020 to FY2026

29 CFR 1926.62 citations in Tennessee by fiscal year

Across the seven years, the data record 1,303 citation items under 29 CFR 1926.62 in all, the most in FY2025 (236). The 39 in Tennessee are 3.0% of them.

The 6 inspections behind the Tennessee items

• March 2022 (FY2022): 5 serious items under 1926.62(d)(1)(i), 1926.62(h)(3), 1926.62(i)(5)(i), 1926.62(l)(1)(i) and 1926.62(l)(3)(i), at a site with 11 to 25 employees, classified in NAICS as Remediation and Other Waste Management Services, recorded by the Tennessee State Plan office; the inspection opened in December 2021; case closed May 2022.
• March 2022 (FY2022): 5 serious items under 1926.62(d)(1)(i), 1926.62(h)(3), 1926.62(i)(5)(i), 1926.62(l)(1)(i) and 1926.62(l)(3)(i), at a site with 26 to 100 employees, classified in NAICS as Nonresidential Building Construction, recorded by the Tennessee State Plan office; the inspection opened in January 2022; case closed September 2022.
• April 2022 (FY2022): 4 serious items under 1926.62(d)(1)(i), 1926.62(i)(5)(i), 1926.62(l)(1)(i) and 1926.62(l)(3)(i), at a site with 101 to 250 employees, classified in NAICS as Building Equipment Contractors, recorded by the Tennessee State Plan office; the inspection opened in January 2022; case closed May 2022.
• August 2022 (FY2022): 3 serious items under 1926.62(d)(1)(i), 1926.62(h)(1) and 1926.62(i)(5)(i), at a site with 1 to 10 employees, classified in NAICS as Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services, recorded by the Tennessee State Plan office; the inspection opened in February 2022; case closed September 2022.
• August 2022 (FY2022): 21 serious items under 1926.62(c)(1), 1926.62(d)(1)(i), 1926.62(d)(2)(ii), 1926.62(e)(1), 1926.62(e)(2)(i), 1926.62(f)(2)(i), 1926.62(g)(2)(ii), 1926.62(g)(2)(v), 1926.62(g)(2)(vii)(A), 1926.62(h)(1), 1926.62(h)(3), 1926.62(i)(2)(ii), 1926.62(i)(3)(i), 1926.62(i)(4)(iii), 1926.62(i)(5)(i), 1926.62(i)(5)(ii), 1926.62(j)(3)(iv)(A)(1), 1926.62(j)(3)(iv)(A)(2), 1926.62(j)(3)(iv)(A)(3), 1926.62(j)(3)(iv)(A)(4) and 1926.62(m)(1)(i), at a site with 11 to 25 employees, classified in NAICS as Other Specialty Trade Contractors, recorded by the Tennessee State Plan office; the inspection opened in February 2022; no case close date yet.
• February 2024 (FY2024): 1 other-than-serious item under 1926.62(d)(2)(i), at a site with 11 to 25 employees, classified in NAICS as Elementary and Secondary Schools, recorded by the Tennessee State Plan office; the inspection opened in December 2023; case closed March 2024.

The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.

Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1926.62 cited in Tennessee

24 paragraphs are cited: 1926.62(d)(1)(i) (5), 1926.62(i)(5)(i) (5), 1926.62(h)(3) (3), 1926.62(l)(1)(i) (3), 1926.62(l)(3)(i) (3), 1926.62(h)(1) (2), 1926.62(d)(2)(i) (1), 1926.62(f)(2)(i) (1), 1926.62(g)(2)(ii) (1), 1926.62(g)(2)(v) (1), 1926.62(g)(2)(vii)(A) (1), 1926.62(m)(1)(i) (1), 1926.62(i)(2)(ii) (1), 1926.62(i)(3)(i) (1), 1926.62(i)(4)(iii) (1), 1926.62(i)(5)(ii) (1), 1926.62(j)(3)(iv)(A)(1) (1), 1926.62(j)(3)(iv)(A)(2) (1), 1926.62(j)(3)(iv)(A)(3) (1), 1926.62(j)(3)(iv)(A)(4) (1), 1926.62(c)(1) (1), 1926.62(e)(1) (1), 1926.62(d)(2)(ii) (1), 1926.62(e)(2)(i) (1). Of the 39 citation items, the data classify 38 serious items and 1 other-than-serious item. 29 CFR 1926.62 was last amended on Jun 30, 2022, according to the eCFR's version history; items issued before then were cited under the text in force at the time.

Who enforced in Tennessee

Tennessee has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 39 items were recorded by the State Plan's office. Tennessee may have standards of its own; this page gives the federal 29 CFR numbers in OSHA's data, not which Tennessee rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Tennessee State Plan, with its coverage.

Tennessee against the other states

From FY2020 to FY2026, 37 of the states, DC and territories had one or more items under 29 CFR 1926.62. 8 had more than the 39 of Tennessee. The most: Michigan 219; Oregon 190; New York 189. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Tennessee.