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NUCOR STEEL

8812 HWY 79 SOUTH, JEWETT, TX, 75846
Operated by Nucor Corporation · 1 of 252 establishments
331513Steel Foundries (except Investment)
EIN 813019379

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OSHA inspections
7
over 48 years
Violations
4
$11,000 in penalties
Penalties
$11,000
$2,750 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

NUCOR STEEL has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $11,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 41st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NUCOR STEEL 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.1 / yr · last 48 yrs
Violations
4
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$11,000
$2,750 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 7
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 7

29% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

41st

Below average violations in NAICS 3315 within TX. Peer group: 76 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
55th
peer median: $10,028
Inspection frequency
75th
peer median: 3

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
0.0
vs industry
−3.6
TRIR
0.5
vs industry
−7.2

Reported for 186 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
7.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.5
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
4
Accident
1
Referral
1

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) · Aug 2015 – Jun 2017

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, 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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jun 30, 2017Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Nov 17, 2016Contact with hot objects or substancesLower extremities, unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 10, 2015Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 3, 1998STEEL,IMPALED,LOCKOUT,CRUSHEDFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 23+ years. Most recent activity: 23 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 NUCOR STEEL. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NUCOR STEEL. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NUCOR STEEL. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NUCOR STEEL. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1469966
Operation
C

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 NUCOR STEEL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2003-02-19Complaint0$0
2002-08-14Complaint0$0
2002-06-19Complaint0$0
2001-10-11Unprogrammed Related1$0
1998-09-04Accident33$11,000
1987-07-15Referral0$0
1977-09-14Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NUCOR STEEL is one of 252 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Nucor Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Nucor Corporation across all 252 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NUCOR STEEL 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 Nucor Corporation, which operates 252 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 NUCOR STEEL's OSHA violation history?
NUCOR STEEL has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $11,000 in total penalties.
How does NUCOR STEEL's safety record compare to its industry?
NUCOR STEEL operates in the steel foundries (except investment) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.7. NUCOR STEEL's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.6.
Has NUCOR STEEL had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving NUCOR STEEL.