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HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLC is a electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring employer in CARROLLTON, TX. Federal records show 6 OSHA inspections with 9 violations and $44,092 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.

HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLC

1671 S. BROADWAY ST., CARROLLTON, TX, 75006

332813 Top companies in Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring

EIN: 752735858

90 employees

Federal Enforcement
6
OSHA inspections
9 violations
$44,092 in penalties
3 hospitalizations2 National Emphasis Program inspections1 OSHA follow-up inspections

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.1
Industry Avg DART
2.3
Self-Reported DART
2.7
Self-Reported TRIR
2.7
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
6
OSHA Violations
9
Total Penalties
$44,092
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
20 years
Last Activity
6yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.5/yr
Violation Severity Mix
89% serious$4,899 avg per violation$7,349 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$44,092 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-1.4
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+0.4
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Referral
4
Follow-up
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 33% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

84%
Worse than most peers
vs 214 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
94%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
97%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Industry context

Within the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry in TX, HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLC ranks in the 84th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 214 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 94th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 97th 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. HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.7, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 6 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLC's OSHA violation history?
HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $44,092 in total penalties.
How does HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLC operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.7 compared to an industry average of 2.3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLC of CARROLLTON, TX from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, 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. OSHA accident records on file for HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLC include 3 hospitalizations.

This profile may be incomplete if HILITE INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE, LLCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.