EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Otics USA
Morristown, TN
- Total releases
- 14.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Otics USA: how the 14.4K lbs splits
14.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 14.4K lbs 100.0%
Otics USA's 14.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Otics USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Morristown, TN, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 600 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 14.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,984 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Otics USA is pounds #273 and chemical-count #169 at 14.4K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Koch Foods LLC of Morristown Deboning; Colgate Palmolive Co; Jeffrey Chain LP (operating As Renold Jeffrey); Trelleborg Coated Systems US Inc. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Tennessee: Howmet Castings & Services-Casting Div; Cm Truck Beds - Madill; Bae Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC; Gm Powertrain Tonawanda. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Copper; Lead; Chromium.
Otics USA stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Howmet Castings & Services-Casting Div and Cm Truck Beds - Madill.
Otics USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Otics USA: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Otics USA reports the 576th-largest volume (14.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 71.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Howmet Castings & Services-Casting Div and Cm Truck Beds - Madill.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Otics USA's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 71.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Otics USA's total reported releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 600 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Otics USA's off-site transfers fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 600 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Otics USA's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Otics USA Form-R facts
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120.5× more than the comparison
5.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Otics USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 72% (349 lbs to 600 lbs).
Otics USA: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Otics USA year-over-year reported totals (increased by 72% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 349 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 204 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 11.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 600 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 10.3K lbs | - |
| Copper | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Lead | 75 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
Otics USA · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Otics USA
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Koch Foods LLC of Morristown Deboning, Colgate Palmolive Co, Jeffrey Chain LP (operating As Renold Jeffrey), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Howmet Castings & Services-Casting Div, Cm Truck Beds - Madill, Bae Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Otics USA on cumulative reported pounds (14.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div, Casting Creations Inc DBA Aztec Industries, Chardon Custom Polymers. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div Brigham City, UT · Fabricated Metals 14.4K lbs reported
- Casting Creations Inc DBA Aztec Industries Tulsa, OK · Plastics and Rubber 14.4K lbs reported
- Chardon Custom Polymers Chardon, OH · Plastics and Rubber 14.4K lbs reported
- Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co Seattle, WA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 14.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Copper, Lead, Chromium; nearby reporters include Koch Foods LLC of Morristown Deboning. Otics USA stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Otics USA TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Otics USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Morristown, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336310 · Transportation Equipment. 9.0% of Hamblen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Otics USA stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov