CONFIDENCE CONSTRUCTION CO. OF EAST TENNESSEE, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, CONFIDENCE CONSTRUCTION CO. OF EAST TENNESSEE, INC. — a drywall and insulation contractors facility located at 2755 W ANDREW JOHNSON HIGHWAY, MORRISTOWN, TN 37814 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 10 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $26,700.00. The inspection case was opened on 2025-03-28.

The volume of citations issued during this inspection suggests systematic compliance deficiencies rather than isolated incidents. Facilities with 10 or more citations typically face comprehensive abatement requirements and may be subject to follow-up inspections.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 2.8 per 100 full-time workers — 4% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 9.6 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $26,700.00 is more than 7.4× the national average of $3,609.14 for facilities in the Construction sector (NAICS 238310). This sector encompasses 532,749 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,922.8M.

State Context: Within TN, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 40,481 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $1,620.08.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 10 citations spanning 7 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 6 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 2 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order. 2 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning May 8, 2025 with the latest abatement deadline set for June 12, 2025. Of the 10 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $26,700.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $2,670.00 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Confidence Construction Co. of East Tennessee reveals a pervasive breakdown in fundamental safety management, characterized by a dangerous disregard for height-related hazards. The citation profile, specifically the presence of Repeat (R) violations under 1926.453 (aerial lifts) and 1926.100 (head protection), signifies a systemic failure to implement corrective actions following prior interventions. This pattern suggests that the employer treats safety as a reactive obligation rather than a proactive operational standard. The gravity-8 assessment for 1926.454(a) highlights a critical deficiency in training; workers were effectively deployed into high-risk environments without the requisite knowledge to identify or mitigate fall hazards. From a liability standpoint, the presence of Repeat violations elevates the company’s risk profile, as it demonstrates "constructive knowledge" of recurring hazards, which can serve as a predicate for future Willful classifications or enhanced multipliers in subsequent inspections. The $26,700 penalty aggregate is significantly higher than the industry average for small-to-mid-sized drywall and insulation contractors (NAICS 238310), reflecting the severity of the combined fall protection, PPE, and equipment operation failures. The interplay between the Serious and Repeat citations indicates that the facility’s safety culture is not merely suffering from isolated lapses but is failing to sustain a basic safety and health program (1926.21(b)(2)), leaving workers exposed to high-probability, high-severity catastrophic fall events.