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DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC.

6800 EAST BALTIMORE STREET, BALTIMORE, MD, 21224
Operated by Reliance Steel and Aluminum · 1 of 7 establishments
423510Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 522074599

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OSHA inspections
6
over 30 years
Violations
15
$5,850 in penalties
Penalties
$5,850
$390 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $5,850 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th 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

DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 30 yrs
Violations
15
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$5,850
$390 avg / violation
53% serious47% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 6
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 6

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $5,850 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$1,400May 2002Sep 2002
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0222$375May 2002Jan 2008
29 CFR 5010.4 A11$1,500Dec 1997Dec 1997
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$1,050Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$600Oct 1996Oct 1996
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$500May 2002May 2002
29 CFR 1910.0304 A0211$425May 2002May 2002
29 CFR 5040.6 A0111Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II11Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11May 2002May 2002
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911May 2002May 2002
29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 IV11May 2002May 2002
29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III11May 2002May 2002

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

80th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4235 within MD. Peer group: 11 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $0
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
0.0
vs industry
−2.5
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−3.3

Reported for 60 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
0.0
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
2
Accident
2

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 DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL 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
Jul 16, 2002SHEARING MACHINE,AMPUTATED,FINGER1

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 DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL 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 DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL 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 DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$335K
Awards
65
Top agency
Department of Homeland Security
$237K
Company-wide — RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO (across 40 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$66.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$361.9M
Awards (all-time)
59,882

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Homeland Security$237K
Department of Defense$94K
Social Security Administration$3K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 423510 - METAL SERVICE CENTERS AND OTHER METAL MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2018-03-15. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-10-29Planned42$1,425
2005-04-19Complaint0$0
2002-08-02Accident11$1,000
2002-03-28Complaint83$1,325
1997-10-15Accident11$1,500
1996-07-30Unprogrammed Related11$600

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC. is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Reliance Steel and Aluminum.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Reliance Steel and Aluminum across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers within MD, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Reliance Steel and Aluminum, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Reliance Steel and Aluminum, which operates 7 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 DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $5,850 in total penalties.
How does DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC. operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.5.