Establishment profile
METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC
3800 MISSOURI AVE, EAST SAINT LOUIS, IL, 62207
488210 — Support Activities for Rail Transportation
EIN 371268970
Summary
METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $84,737 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
63% 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 · $84,737 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $9,054 | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $9,054 | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $8,691 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $8,686 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 G01 | 1 | 1 | $7,243 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $7,243 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 C02 I C | 1 | 1 | $7,243 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 IV | 1 | 1 | $7,243 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 F | 1 | 1 | $7,243 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D03 | 1 | 1 | $7,243 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G02 | 1 | 1 | $5,794 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 H04 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 D | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0244 A01 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H03 I A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
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 4882 within IL. Peer group: 60 employers. This establishment has 30 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 399 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) · Feb 2017 – Jun 2025 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2025 | Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object unspecified | Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Part of body unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 15, 2019 | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 16, 2017 | Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Feb 13, 2017 | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Heel(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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2022 | Burn,Flatbed Rail Car,Ignite,TorchFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 | Amputation,Caught In,Rail,Railroad,Railroad Car,Railroad Track,Thumb | 1 | — | — | |
| Feb 13, 2017 | Fall,Foot,Fracture,Ladder,Railroad Car,Repair | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC. 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 METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
METRO EAST INDUSTRIES, INC. 3800 MISSOURI AVE · CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, IL, 62207 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-14 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-07-22 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-10-17 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-10-17 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-10-18 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-02-15 | Referral | 6 | 2 | $18,108 | |
| 2016-11-15 | Complaint | 12 | 8 | $14,480 | |
| 2016-11-07 | Complaint | 10 | 10 | $52,149 |
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 METRO EAST INDUSTRIES 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC's OSHA violation history?
- METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $84,737 in total penalties.
- How does METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC operates in the support activities for rail transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.84 compared to an industry average of 2.
- Has METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving METRO EAST INDUSTRIES INC.