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CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC

717 W. 11TH STREET, COLUMBIA, TN, 38401
Operated by Custom Steel Fabricators, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
333415Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
EIN 620895951

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OSHA inspections
7
over 39 years
Violations
44
$5,298 in penalties
Penalties
$5,298
$120 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC has accumulated 44 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $5,298 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 101 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS 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
7
0.2 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
44
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$5,298
$120 avg / violation
30% serious70% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 7
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 7

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 25 citations in this view · $5,298 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0522$125Mar 2009Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922Dec 1986Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0095 L0122Nov 1986Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0122Nov 1986Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 II21Dec 1986Dec 1986
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0111$1,600Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,500Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$750Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$600Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111$188Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$160Dec 1986Dec 1986
29 CFR 9000.70111$150Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0511$125Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0134 K01 IV11$100Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0184 E0111Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA11Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I11Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Mar 2013Mar 2013

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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3334 within TN. Peer group: 101 employers. This establishment has 44 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
73rd
peer median: $1,900
Inspection frequency
83rd
peer median: 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.

DART rate
12.2
vs industry
+11.1
TRIR
24.4
vs industry
+22.3

Reported for 16 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
24.4
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
6
Referral
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 CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS 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 CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS 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 CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS 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). 3 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS, INC.
717 W. 11TH STREET · COLUMBIA, TN, 38401
AirNo Violation Identified00Apr 2005View →
CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS, INC.
308 W. 12TH STREET · COLUMBIA, TN, 38401
AirNo Violation Identified00Apr 2005View →
CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC
P O BOX 343 · COLUMBIA, TN, 38401
RCRANo 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
3536431
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 CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-02-12Planned9$0
2009-02-13Referral51$1,938
2008-11-19Planned1$0
2008-01-17Planned65$1,700
2006-01-11Planned104$1,500
1986-11-25Planned53$160
1986-08-29Planned8$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Custom Steel Fabricators, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Custom Steel Fabricators, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Custom Steel Fabricators, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS 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 Custom Steel Fabricators, Inc, which operates 2 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 CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC's OSHA violation history?
CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 44 violations and $5,298 in total penalties.
How does CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC operates in the air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. CUSTOM STEEL FABRICATORS INC's self-reported DART rate is 12.21 compared to an industry average of 1.1.