Establishment profile
METALS USA
10 TOWER ROAD, SEEKONK, MA, 02771
332312 — Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
EIN 251807253
Summary
METALS USA has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $9,463 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 281 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
METALS USA 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 (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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $9,463 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 C10 | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $850 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V | 1 | 1 | $675 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E04 | 1 | 1 | $675 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A05 | 1 | 1 | $638 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $638 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
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 3323 within MA. Peer group: 281 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 28 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) · Dec 2023
Most frequent event: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2023 | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
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 METALS USA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for METALS USA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MA — for METALS USA, not this location alone
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 METALS USA locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CA-172055 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 METALS USA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for METALS USA. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for METALS USA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-15 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-07-20 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-10-18 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $1,275 | |
| 2005-10-18 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $1,913 | |
| 2005-09-23 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | |
| 2001-01-12 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $5,175 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- ADVANCE MFG. CO., INC.WESTFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on METALS USA 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is METALS USA's OSHA violation history?
- METALS USA has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $9,462.5 in total penalties.
- How does METALS USA's safety record compare to its industry?
- METALS USA operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. METALS USA's self-reported DART rate is 3.49 compared to an industry average of 1.8.