TOM'S FOODS INC
2648 BYINGTON-SOLWAY RD, KNOXVILLE, TN 37921
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Inspection records
Oct 8, 2002#305604050Oct 8, 2002Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#305604050$1253 viol.3 violations$125 in penalties
Inspection #305604050
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 8, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 8, 2002
- Closed
- Nov 20, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 197
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $125
- Penalties on Record
- $125
- Site Address
- 2648 Byington-Solway Rd, Knoxville, TN 37921
- Industry
- 311919 Other Snack Food Manufacturing
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 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $125 | $125 | Dec 8, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 8, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003 | 900.609 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 8, 2002 | - | - |
Dec 15, 1997#127331221Dec 15, 1997Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#127331221$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #127331221
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 15, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 15, 1997
- Closed
- Apr 20, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 270
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2648 Byington-Solway Rd, Knoxville, TN 37921
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 1998 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 1998 | - | - |
Mar 3, 1993#120564240Mar 3, 1993Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#120564240$1,35011 viol.11 violations$1,350 in penalties
Inspection #120564240
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 9, 1993
- Contested
- Apr 20, 1993
- Closed
- Feb 15, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 280
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,350
- Penalties on Record
- $1,350
- Site Address
- 2648 Byington-Solway Rd, Knoxville, TN 37921
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Apr 20, 1993. Final orders are recorded through Jul 19, 1994. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (10 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $450 | $450 | Mar 31, 1993 | - | Jul 19, 1994 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A04 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $450 | $450 | Mar 31, 1993 | Apr 20, 1993 | Jul 19, 1994 |
| 01003 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 J04 IIE | Serious | 1 | 2 | $450 | $450 | Mar 31, 1993 | Apr 20, 1993 | Jul 19, 1994 |
| 02001 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1993 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D07 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1993 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVD | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1993 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 F02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1993 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1993 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1993 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1993 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 11 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 18, 1987#105531859Nov 18, 1987Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#105531859$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #105531859
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 18, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 18, 1987
- Closed
- Dec 28, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2648 Byington-Solway Rd, Knoxville, TN 37921
- 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 | 1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 VII | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 30, 1987 | - | - |
Feb 1, 1985#15164379Feb 1, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15164379$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15164379
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 1, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 1, 1985
- Closed
- Mar 5, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 260
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2648 Byington-Solway Rd, Knoxville, TN 37921
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D01 X | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 11, 1985 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVC | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Feb 11, 1985 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 11, 1985 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
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.
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.
5 inspections, 1985 to 2002. 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: other snack food manufacturing reported 3.1 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 10.0%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source