Establishment profile
JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO
29774 STEPHENSON HWY, MADISON HEIGHTS, MI, 48071
331210 — Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
EIN 382561723
Summary
JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO has accumulated 70 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $12,605 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 129 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 34 citations in this view · $10,695 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.073101 | 3 | 3 | $1,260 | Feb 1996 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 4082.2115 | 3 | 3 | — | Sep 2009 | Dec 2013 |
| 29 CFR 3256.010701 | 2 | 2 | $3,200 | Sep 2009 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 4081.127603 | 2 | 2 | $900 | Mar 1991 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0716 | 2 | 2 | $600 | Sep 2009 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 4081.400709 | 2 | 1 | $480 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 4081.003409 | 2 | 2 | $480 | Feb 1996 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072701 | 2 | 2 | $460 | Feb 1996 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 4081.263501 B | 2 | 2 | $420 | Feb 1996 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 4081.001501 | 2 | 2 | $300 | Feb 1996 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 4081.264101 | 2 | 2 | $120 | Sep 1992 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0241 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1991 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 4081.051102 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 4081.3378 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1996 | Feb 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.142104 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1996 | Feb 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.495401 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1996 | Feb 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072201 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1996 | Feb 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.2637 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1996 | Feb 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.264801 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1996 | Feb 1996 |
| 29 CFR 4081.2611 C | 1 | 1 | $300 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3312 within MI. Peer group: 129 employers. This establishment has 70 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.
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.
Reported for 25 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
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- 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 JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO. 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 JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JAMES STEEL AND TUBE 29774 STEPHENSON HWY · MADISON HEIGHTS, MI, 48071 | WaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Apr 2011 | View → |
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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-28 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $200 | |
| 2011-09-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-01-10 | Planned | 19 | 4 | $4,980 | |
| 2009-09-09 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-08-13 | Planned | 8 | 7 | $1,080 | |
| 1996-01-04 | Planned | 19 | 14 | $3,975 | |
| 1992-08-05 | Planned | 14 | 8 | $2,250 | |
| 1991-01-25 | Complaint | 6 | — | $120 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO 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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- What is JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO's OSHA violation history?
- JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 70 violations and $12,605 in total penalties.
- How does JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO's safety record compare to its industry?
- JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO operates in the iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. JAMES STEEL & TUBE CO's self-reported DART rate is 12 compared to an industry average of 1.6.