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SMI COMPANIES

1456 HWY 317, FRANKLIN, LA, 70538
332312Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 20 years
Violations
9
$7,362 in penalties
Penalties
$7,362
$818 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SMI COMPANIES has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $7,362 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 430 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 62nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SMI COMPANIES appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and MSHA mine safety records only. No matching records were found in 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
9
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$7,362
$818 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $7,362 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0422$2,198Feb 2006Jun 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922Feb 2006Jun 2013
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0111$1,785Jun 2013Jun 2013
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$1,071Jun 2013Jun 2013
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I11$1,071Jun 2013Jun 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$688Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$550Feb 2006Feb 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

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3323 within LA. Peer group: 430 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $758
Inspection frequency
62nd
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SMI COMPANIES. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Planned
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SMI COMPANIES. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$51,974
Employees affected
56

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 56 violations · $51,974 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeOct 200715656$51,974

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 56 violations · $51,974 in backwages · 56 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Oct 2005 – Oct 2007Fabricated Structural Metal ManufacturingFLSA5656$51,974

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in LA — for SMI COMPANIES, not this location alone

Violations
11
Assessed penalties
$2,704

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other SMI COMPANIES operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 11 citations · 4S&S · 11 contractor · $2,704 proposed / $2,704 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8614661
NEW IBERIA PLANT
Iberia, LA
contractor: SMI Companies, Inc.
Dec 2010YesHighNegligence$1,795$1,795
8614663
NEW IBERIA PLANT
Iberia, LA
contractor: SMI Companies, Inc.
Dec 2010YesModNegligence$243$243
7895336
NEW IBERIA PLANT
Iberia, LA
contractor: SMI Companies, Inc.
Jun 2001YesModNegligence$113$113
8614665
NEW IBERIA PLANT
Iberia, LA
contractor: SMI Companies, Inc.
Dec 2010NoHighNegligence$112$112
8614666
NEW IBERIA PLANT
Iberia, LA
contractor: SMI Companies, Inc.
Dec 2010NoLowNegligence$100$100
8614659
NEW IBERIA PLANT
Iberia, LA
contractor: SMI Companies, Inc.
Dec 2010NoModNegligence$100$100
7873559
NEW IBERIA PLANT
Iberia, LA
contractor: SMI Companies, Inc.
Nov 2001YesLowNegligence$66$66
6252647
Weeks Island Mine and Mill
Iberia, LA
contractor: SMI Companies, Inc.
Jan 2006NoModNegligence$60$60
6252646
Weeks Island Mine and Mill
Iberia, LA
contractor: SMI Companies, Inc.
Jan 2006NoModNegligence$60$60
7895339
NEW IBERIA PLANT
Iberia, LA
contractor: SMI Companies, Inc.
Jun 2001NoModNegligence$55$55
7895282
NEW IBERIA PLANT
Iberia, LA
contractor: SMI Companies, Inc.
Mar 2001NoModNegligence

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SMI COMPANIES. 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 SMI COMPANIES. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SMI COMPANIES. 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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SMI COMPANIES
1456 HWY 317 S · FRANKLIN, LA, 70538
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
SMI COMPANIES, INC.
CENTERVILLE FACILITY · FRANKLIN, LA, 70538
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SMI COMPANIES. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-02-21Planned55$5,712
2006-01-31Planned44$1,650

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMI COMPANIES 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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Frequently asked

What is SMI COMPANIES's OSHA violation history?
SMI COMPANIES has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $7,362 in total penalties.
How does SMI COMPANIES's safety record compare to its industry?
SMI COMPANIES operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4.