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PEARSON METAL SALVAGE INC is a recyclable material merchant wholesalers employer in TACOMA, WA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 15 violations and $950 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

PEARSON METAL SALVAGE INC

10403 PORTLAND AVE, TACOMA, WA, 98445

423930 Top companies in Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
15 violations
$950 in penalties
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.7
Industry Avg DART
2.1
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
15
Total Penalties
$950
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
14 years
Last Activity
10yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
1.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
33% serious$63 avg per violation$950 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHDEPA$950 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

95%
Worse than most peers
vs 442 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
75%

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
5
Quarters Non-Compliant
12
Status: Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
811707
Operation Type
C
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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Industry context

Within the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry in WA, PEARSON METAL SALVAGE INC ranks in the 95th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 442 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 75th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.7 for the recyclable material merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.1.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 11 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PEARSON METAL SALVAGE INC's OSHA violation history?
PEARSON METAL SALVAGE INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 15 violations and $950 in total penalties.
How does PEARSON METAL SALVAGE INC's safety record compare to its industry?
PEARSON METAL SALVAGE INC operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PEARSON METAL SALVAGE INC of TACOMA, WA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 5 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 12 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if PEARSON METAL SALVAGE INCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.