CUSTOM STEEL SERVICE, INC. is a electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring employer in AMES, IA. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 8 violations and $2,872 in penalties. 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 3, 2026.
CUSTOM STEEL SERVICE, INC.
217 HIGH AVENUE, AMES, IA, 50010
332813 — Top companies in Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
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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 electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry in IA, CUSTOM STEEL SERVICE, INC. ranks in the 76th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 46 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 64th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 80th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.1 for the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.3.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CUSTOM STEEL SERVICE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CUSTOM STEEL SERVICE, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $2,872 in total penalties.
- How does CUSTOM STEEL SERVICE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CUSTOM STEEL SERVICE, INC. operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CUSTOM STEEL SERVICE, INC. of AMES, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, 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 3, 2026.
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