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DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC.

76 ROBERTS STREET, ASHEVILLE, NC, 28802
Operated by Dave Steel Company , INC · 1 of 3 establishments
332312Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
4
over 43 years
Violations
24
$3,126 in penalties
Penalties
$3,126
$130 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC. has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $3,126 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 486 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, 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 43 yrs
Violations
24
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$3,126
$130 avg / violation
42% serious58% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 22 citations in this view · $3,126 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0921$375Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0121$263Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 9501.290111$750Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0094 A05 I11$500Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0094 A02 II11$500Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0094 A03 IB11$500Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0134 I0711$125Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0134 H04 II11$113Apr 1999Apr 1999
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 VI11Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0134 I05 IV11Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111Apr 1999Apr 1999
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0111Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III11Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0211Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIA11Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIB11Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 I11Mar 1999Mar 1999

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

79th

Above average violations in NAICS 3323 within NC. Peer group: 486 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
72nd
peer median: $950
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
1.4
vs industry
−0.4
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
−2.0

Reported for 82 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
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.4
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
2
Complaint
1
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 DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
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First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
24 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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 DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NC — for Dave Steel Company , INC, not this location alone

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
5

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 Dave Steel Company , INC 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.). 5 cases · 5 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
11-CA-022855Unfair labor practiceOct 2010Aug 2011ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-022801Unfair labor practiceSep 2010Nov 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-022523Unfair labor practiceDec 2009Apr 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-022156Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Mar 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-019967Unfair labor practiceMay 2003Dec 2003ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

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 DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2001-10-19Planned73$1,625
1999-02-17Referral21$113
1999-02-08Planned146$1,388
1983-06-29Complaint1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Dave Steel Company , INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Dave Steel Company , INC across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in fabricated structural metal manufacturing within NC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Dave Steel Company , INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DAVE STEEL 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 Dave Steel Company , INC, which operates 3 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 DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC.'s OSHA violation history?
DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $3,126 in total penalties.
How does DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC. operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. DAVE STEEL COMPANY INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.43 compared to an industry average of 1.8.