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GIPSON STEEL, INC.

2770 SELLERS DRIVE, MERIDIAN, MS, 39301
332312Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
EIN 640587504

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OSHA inspections
8
over 43 years
Violations
21
$15,725 in penalties
Penalties
$15,725
$749 avg
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

GIPSON STEEL, INC. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $15,725 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 104 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

GIPSON STEEL, 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
8
0.2 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
21
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$15,725
$749 avg / violation
62% serious38% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 8
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 8

63% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $15,725 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III11$2,900Sep 2016Sep 2016
5A000111$1,900Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0311$1,700Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 IA11$1,700Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0311$1,700Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$1,000Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211$1,000Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$1,000Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0179 B0211$875Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$700Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III11$525Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V11$525Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$120Feb 1988Feb 1988
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$80Feb 1988Feb 1988
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Feb 1988Feb 1988
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Feb 1988Feb 1988
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0111Feb 1988Feb 1988
29 CFR 1910.0106 G0811Feb 1988Feb 1988
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB11Feb 1988Feb 1988
29 CFR 1910.0304 A0211Feb 1988Feb 1988

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

87th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3323 within MS. Peer group: 104 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $3,593
Inspection frequency
97th
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
1.8
vs industry
0.0
TRIR
3.6
vs industry
+0.2

Reported for 52 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
3.6
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
1
Referral
3

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) · Oct 2015 – Jun 2018

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
3
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment

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
Jun 15, 2018Contact with objects and equipment, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation
Aug 26, 2016Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Oct 14, 2015Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation

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

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 GIPSON STEEL, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GIPSON STEEL, 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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
GIPSON STEEL, INC.
2770 SELLERS DRIVE · MERIDIAN, MS, 39301
WaterRCRANo 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
239444
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 GIPSON STEEL, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-09-01Referral11$2,900
2015-10-20Referral21$2,900
2011-05-19Referral0$0
2011-01-12Planned65$7,625
2008-06-19Complaint33$2,100
1988-01-26Planned93$200
1986-01-16Planned0$0
1982-08-17Planned0$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GIPSON STEEL, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is GIPSON STEEL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GIPSON STEEL, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $15,725 in total penalties.
How does GIPSON STEEL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GIPSON STEEL, INC. operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. GIPSON STEEL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.81 compared to an industry average of 1.8.