Establishment profile
KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC
8001 BORDER STEEL, VINTON, TX, 79821
Operated by KYOEI STEEL AMERICA, LLC · 1 of 2 establishments
331511 — Iron Foundries
EIN 742857201
Summary
KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 4 years of recorded history, with $281,756 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 75 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 49th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 21 citations in this view · $281,756 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $65,625 | Apr 2022 | Sep 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $50,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D02 | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C11 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K02 IV | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G03 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 E03 II C 2 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0269 V04 II | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E01 II | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 X | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $8,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D14 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3315 within TX. Peer group: 75 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.
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 32 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2024
Most frequent event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2024 | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2021 | Burn,Current Leakage,Fire,Flash,Hand,Leak,Oxygen,Welding | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC. 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 KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $16,131 | |
| 2023-07-13 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | |
| 2021-10-20 | Referral | 24 | 20 | $250,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization KYOEI STEEL AMERICA, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of KYOEI STEEL AMERICA, LLC across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
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- TYLER PIPETYLER — 2 federal enforcement records
- MCWANE, INC.TYLER — 1 federal enforcement record
- CONSOLIDATED CASTING CORP.HUTCHINS — 1 federal enforcement record
- OIL CITY IRON WORKS, INC.CORSICANA — 1 federal enforcement record
- EBAA IRON, INCEASTLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- TEXALOY FOUNDRY COMPANYFLORESVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- GAINESVILLE FOUNDRY, INC.GAINESVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- MCWANE INC.TYLER — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC 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 KYOEI STEEL AMERICA, LLC, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC's OSHA violation history?
- KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $281,756 in total penalties.
- How does KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC operates in the iron foundries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.5. KYOEI STEEL AMERICA LLC's self-reported DART rate is 4.98 compared to an industry average of 3.