Establishment profile
SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST
1540 PINE RIDGE DRIVE, WEST COLUMBIA, SC, 29172
Operated by COMMERCIAL METALS Co · 1 of 162 establishments
Summary
SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $1,290 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34,537 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 25 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST 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
50% 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $1,290 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $480 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $360 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
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. Peer group: 34,537 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Inspection breakdown
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 STEEL - SOUTHERN POST. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 25+ years. Most recent activity: 25 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 SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST. 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 STEEL - SOUTHERN POST. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SMI STEEL SOUTHERN POST PINE RIDGE RD · SOUTH CAROLINA, SC, 29172 | Air | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-05-21 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-03-06 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $1,290 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST is one of 162 establishments rolled up under the parent organization COMMERCIAL METALS Co.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of COMMERCIAL METALS Co across all 162 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by COMMERCIAL METALS Co, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANYROSEVILLE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANYHOUSTON, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANYGAINESVILLE, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANYSANTA ANA, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANYSAN DIEGO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANYCORPUS CHRISTI, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANYLAKESIDE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANYCOLLEGE STATION, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMMERCIAL METALS COEagle Pass, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANYJACKSONVILLE, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All COMMERCIAL METALS Co locationsParent rollup
- Employers in SCState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST 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 COMMERCIAL METALS Co, which operates 162 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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- What is SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST's OSHA violation history?
- SMI STEEL - SOUTHERN POST has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $1,290 in total penalties.