Establishment profile
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
8 PENT HIGHWAY, WALLINGFORD, CT, 06492
Operated by Reliance Steel and Aluminum · 1 of 7 establishments
423510 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 060970894
Summary
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 2 years of recorded history, with $11,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 31st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27 employers. 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
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO. 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,
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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $11,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 N02 III | 1 | 1 | $8,000 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 B06 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 4235 within CT. Peer group: 27 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 369 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) · Nov 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2023 | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Jaw, chin | Hospitalized |
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 RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 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 RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 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 RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-29 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $11,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO. is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Reliance Steel and Aluminum.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Reliance Steel and Aluminum across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers within CT, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- YARDE METALSSOUTHINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE CHAPIN & BANGS COMPANYBRIDGEPORT — 2 federal enforcement records
- YARDE METALS, INC.BRISTOL — 2 federal enforcement records
- PENNSYLVANIA STEEL COMPANY, INCNAUGATUCK — 2 federal enforcement records
- BUSHWICK METALS, INC.BRIDGEPORT — 2 federal enforcement records
- INFRA-METALS COMPANYWALLINGFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- BRIDGEPORT SCRAP METALS, INC.BRIDGEPORT — 1 federal enforcement record
- FUTURE METALS, LLCWALLINGFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.PLANTSVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- NESSTEEL INC.TOLLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Reliance Steel and Aluminum, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DURRETT SHEPPARD STEEL COMPANY, INC.BALTIMORE, MD — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALLEGHENY STEEL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.INDIANOLA, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
- RELIANCE METAL CENTERCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Reliance Steel and Aluminum locationsParent rollup
- Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CTState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Service Centers in CTIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Reliance Steel and Aluminum, which operates 7 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $11,000 in total penalties.
- How does RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO. operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.81 compared to an industry average of 2.5.