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IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC.

4311 DIRECTOR DR., SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78219
Operated by Improved Piping Products · 1 of 2 establishments
332996Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
EIN 942593029

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OSHA inspections
8
over 16 years
Violations
29
$36,691 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 7 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC. has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $36,691 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 619 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS 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, 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
8
0.5 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
29
1.8 / yr
Penalties
$36,691
$1,265 avg / violation
76% serious24% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 8
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 8

88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3329 within TX. Peer group: 619 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $3,736
Inspection frequency
99th
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
10.8
vs industry
+9.7
TRIR
10.8
vs industry
+8.7

Reported for 80 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
10.8
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

Complaint
5
Follow-up
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 IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TX — for Improved Piping Products, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 Improved Piping Products locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

In the news

Part of a larger organization

IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Improved Piping Products.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Improved Piping Products across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS 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 Improved Piping Products, which operates 2 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.

Frequently asked

What is IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $36,691 in total penalties.
How does IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC. operates in the fabricated pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. IMPROVED PIPING PRODUCTS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 10.82 compared to an industry average of 1.1.