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AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC

27 ELM STREET, AUBURN, MA, 01501
Operated by American Steel & Aluminum LLC · 1 of 4 establishments
423510Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
13
over 43 years
Violations
66
$75,240 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC has accumulated 66 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $75,240 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 32 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
13
0.3 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
66
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$75,240
$1,140 avg / violation
48% serious52% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 13
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 13

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 27 citations in this view · $71,101 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$3,588Jun 1988Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II33$3,313Feb 1983Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0122$1,675Nov 2005Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III22Jul 1988Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0122Jul 1988Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0184 C0911$14,518Jul 2024Jul 2024
29 CFR 1910.0184 C0611$8,000Apr 2025Apr 2025
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$7,150Aug 2025Aug 2025
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0611$7,150Aug 2025Aug 2025
29 CFR 1910.0179 N0111$6,000Jun 1988Jun 1988
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$5,704Jul 2017Jul 2017
29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 IV B11$5,704Jul 2017Jul 2017
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$1,700Nov 2006Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$1,063Nov 2006Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 E0311$1,063Nov 2006Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$1,000Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0304 F01 IV11$1,000Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II11$900Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$900Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11$675Nov 2005Nov 2005

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4235 within MA. Peer group: 32 employers. This establishment has 66 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $2,213
Inspection frequency
100th
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
4.6
vs industry
+2.1
TRIR
15.9
vs industry
+12.6

Reported for 46 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
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
15.9
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
4
Complaint
5
Referral
4

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Apr 2017 – Jan 2025 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jan 9, 2025Struck by other falling object n.e.c.Other finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Mar 11, 2024Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecifiedMultiple lower extremities locations n.e.c.Hospitalized
Apr 26, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 26, 2017Caught In,Machine Guarding,Nip Point,Roller--Mach/Part1

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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 STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MA — for American Steel & Aluminum LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
3

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other American Steel & Aluminum LLC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 6 cases · 3 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-RD-341258Representation electionApr 2024Jun 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-265631Unfair labor practiceSep 2020Sep 2020ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-264798Unfair labor practiceAug 2020Dec 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-100683Unfair labor practiceMar 2013Apr 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-RC-022267Representation electionOct 2008Nov 2008ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-RC-022178Representation electionJan 2008Apr 2008ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC. 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 STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC
27 ELM STREET · AUBURN, MA, 01501
WaterNo 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
1976838
Operation
A

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 STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$11K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$11K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    STEEL TUBE&BEAMS
    contract · Last action 2015-11-30
    $11,140

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 238120 - STRUCTURAL STEEL AND PRECAST CONCRETE CONTRACTORS. Last action: 2015-11-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-05-06Complaint5$14,300
2025-05-06Complaint1$0
2025-01-14Referral11$8,000
2024-03-13Referral2$14,932
2017-05-02Referral64$11,408
2015-11-02Complaint4$3,000
2009-05-20Planned11$2,125
2006-11-01Planned105$5,950
2005-10-14Complaint76$6,075
1988-07-13Referral116$650
1988-05-05Complaint119$8,800
1987-01-08Planned5$0
1983-02-03Planned2$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 STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Steel & Aluminum LLC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Steel & Aluminum LLC across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC 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 Steel & Aluminum LLC, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC's OSHA violation history?
AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 66 violations and $75,239.6 in total penalties.
How does AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 4.56 compared to an industry average of 2.5.