Tennessee

Tennessee operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement there is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction in Tennessee (for example maritime, military installations, and federal agencies) — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the state.

Employers with the most severe injuries in Tennessee

Cities in Tennessee

Example incidents

• U.S. POSTAL SERVICE NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE · 2025-09-21 · Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet

  An employee was working to remove a stuck strap from a tray line while on an A-frame ladder. They fell 6 to 8 feet to the concrete floor, resulting in a head contusion and fractured ribs that required hospitalization.

• Internal Revenue Service MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE · 2025-07-29 · Fall while sitting

  An employee sat on an unleveled bench outside the cafeteria and fell to the concrete. The employee was hospitalized with a head contusion with bleeding and injuries to the right side of her body, her right hip, and right hand, as well as a scrape to her elbow.

• U. S. Dept. of the Interior GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE · 2025-06-18 · Bite or sting insects, "bugs"

  An employee was cutting brush and shrubs. A bee stung the employee on the base of their neck. The employee sustained an allergic reaction and was hospitalized.

• FirstFleet, Inc. of Tennessee DBA FirstFleet, Inc. MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE · 2025-04-15 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet

  A driver was exiting his truck and fell from the bottom step to the ground. He fell on the pavement on his left side, breaking his hip.

• U.S. Postal Service GRAY, TENNESSEE · 2024-10-08 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip

  An employee was walking to his car when he tripped over a board that was secured to the floor of the dock area. His left knee struck the cement dock. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery to repair a broken knee.

• Day & Zimmerman, NPS Inc. SODDY DAISY, TENNESSEE · 2024-10-04 · Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing

  An employee was clearing a clog in an ice blowing machine. The employee's left hand came into contact with rotary valve blades that were in operation and he sustained amputations to his middle and index fingertips.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.