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AMERICAN METALS COMPANY, INC.

740 W BROADWAY RD, MESA, AZ, 85210
Operated by American Metals Compay
423930Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
4
over 35 years
Violations
20
$7,874 in penalties
Penalties
$7,874
$394 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 OSHA follow-up

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

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
20
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$7,874
$394 avg / violation
30% serious70% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 4

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 2304.03 A11$5,250Sep 2008Sep 2008
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211$656Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0180 B0211$656Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0180 D0411$656Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0169 B03 I11$656Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111Sep 2008Sep 2008
29 CFR 1910.0303 F11Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0411Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0180 D0611Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0180 I05 I11Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 IV11Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0811Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 I11Jun 1991Jun 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

97th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $375
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
2.5
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
15.2
vs industry
+11.5

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

Industry avg TRIR
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
15.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Accident
1
Follow-up
1

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jun 20, 2008STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER,MOTOR VEHICLE,BACKING UPFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
18 years ago

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
AMERICAN METALS
740 W BROADWAY RD · MESA, AZ, 85210
AirWaterNo Violation Identified00View →

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)

DOT number
283536
Operation
C

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-06-23Accident21$5,250
1993-12-07Follow-up0$0
1993-09-30Complaint125$2,624
1991-06-11Planned6$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

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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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup American Metals Compay.

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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..