Establishment profile
AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.
740 W BROADWAY RD, MESA, AZ, 85210
Operated by American Metals Compay
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $7,874 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 79 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $7,874 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 2304.03 A | 1 | 1 | $5,250 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $656 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 B02 | 1 | 1 | $656 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 D04 | 1 | 1 | $656 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0169 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $656 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2008 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 D06 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 I05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4239 within AZ. Peer group: 79 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 42 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2008 | STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER,MOTOR VEHICLE,BACKING UPFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMERICAN METALS 740 W BROADWAY RD · MESA, AZ, 85210 | AirWater | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-23 | Accident | 2 | 1 | $5,250 | |
| 1993-12-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-09-30 | Complaint | 12 | 5 | $2,624 | |
| 1991-06-11 | Planned | 6 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Metals Compay.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Metals Compay across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in recyclable material merchant wholesalers within AZ, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MEGA METALS, INC.PHOENIX — 3 federal enforcement records
- WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ARIZONA, INC.TUCSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- HVF WEST, L.L.C.TUCSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- SA RECYCLING LLCYUMA — 2 federal enforcement records
- HVF WEST, L.L.C.TUCSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- PHOENIX METAL TRADING, INC.PHOENIX — 1 federal enforcement record
- FRIEDMAN RECYCLING COMPANYPHOENIX — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE SCRAP YARD, LLCTUCSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- RUSH AUTO RECYCLERS, INC. DBA WE BUY SCRAPPHOENIX — 1 federal enforcement record
- FUELS, L.L.C.PHOENIX — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All American Metals Compay locationsParent rollup
- Recyclable Material Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in AZState-wide enforcement data
- Recyclable Material Merchant in AZIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $7,874 in total penalties.
- How does AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.53 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
- Has AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC..