BLOUNT EXCAVATING INC
CROWN POINT SHOPPING CENTER, KNOXVILLE, TN 37902
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Inspection records
Apr 3, 2012#316489582Apr 3, 2012Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#316489582$6003 viol.3 violations$600 in penalties
Inspection #316489582
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 3, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 3, 2012
- Closed
- Jun 25, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 95
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $800
- Penalties on Record
- $600
- Site Address
- Snyder Road & Hayes Lane, Knoxville, TN 37932
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $800 | $600 | May 19, 2012 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 C02 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 2012 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1926.1053 Ladders (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261053 B01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 2012 | - | - |
May 12, 2009#313448326May 12, 2009Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#313448326$7501 viol.1 violation$750 in penalties
Inspection #313448326
Dates
- Opened
- May 12, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- May 12, 2009
- Closed
- Jul 14, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $750
- Penalties on Record
- $750
- Site Address
- 215 Brookeview, Knoxville, TN 37919
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $750 | $750 | Jun 10, 2009 | - | - |
Jul 3, 2001#304496482Jul 3, 2001Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#304496482$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #304496482
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 3, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 3, 2001
- Closed
- Mar 22, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Eleventh Street Garage Phase I Univ Of Tenn, Knoxville, TN 37996
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Oct 10, 1995#120516497Oct 10, 1995Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#120516497$2001 viol.1 violation$200 in penalties
Inspection #120516497
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 10, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 10, 1995
- Closed
- Jan 2, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $400
- Penalties on Record
- $200
- Site Address
- Crown Point Shopping Center, Knoxville, TN 37902
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 C02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $400 | $200 | Oct 30, 1995 | - | - |
Oct 22, 1991#114470909Oct 22, 1991Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#114470909$5,7524 viol.4 violations$5,752 in penalties
Inspection #114470909
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 22, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 22, 1991
- Contested
- Dec 9, 1991
- Final Order
- Aug 4, 1992
- Closed
- Oct 5, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,752
- Site Address
- East Town Mall, Knoxville, TN 37902
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 C02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,500 | $1,438 | Nov 5, 1991 | Dec 9, 1991 | Aug 4, 1992 |
| 01002 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,500 | $1,438 | Nov 5, 1991 | Dec 9, 1991 | Aug 4, 1992 |
| 01003 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 D03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,500 | $1,438 | Nov 5, 1991 | Dec 9, 1991 | Aug 4, 1992 |
| 01004 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 G01 III | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,500 | $1,438 | Nov 5, 1991 | Dec 9, 1991 | Aug 4, 1992 |
Nov 22, 1988#108206699Nov 22, 1988FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#108206699$7,5001 viol.1 violation$7,500 in penalties
Inspection #108206699
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 22, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 28, 1988
- Contested
- May 22, 1989
- Final Order
- Sep 19, 1990
- Closed
- Jan 8, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $10,000
- Penalties on Record
- $7,500
- Site Address
- Maloney & Belt Road, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Two employees killed in trench cave-in
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 B | Willful | 1 | 2 | $10,000 | $7,500 | May 22, 1989 | May 22, 1989 | Sep 19, 1990 |
Aug 22, 1986#18402065Aug 22, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#18402065$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #18402065
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 22, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 22, 1986
- Closed
- Aug 22, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4412 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
7 inspections, 1986 to 2012. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: site preparation contractors reported 1.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 8.6%; NAICS 23891 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source