Establishment profile
SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY
2200 DONALD ROSS RD, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28208
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY has accumulated 51 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $8,075 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 319 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 27 citations in this view · $8,075 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 9501.2901 | 2 | 1 | $1,200 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 2 | 2 | $750 | Mar 2002 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 2 | 2 | $700 | Feb 2004 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 2 | 2 | $325 | Feb 2002 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $250 | Feb 2002 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 2002 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I | 2 | 1 | — | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 7F010601 | 1 | 1 | $500 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $500 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 B01 III | 1 | 1 | $500 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $400 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $250 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2008 | May 2008 |
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 4239 within NC. Peer group: 319 employers. This establishment has 51 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 78 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY. 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 SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY 2200 DONALD ROSS RD · CHARLOTTE, NC, 28208 | Water | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | Feb 2025 | View → |
SOUTHERN METALS CO INC 2200 DONALD ROSS RD · CHARLOTTE, NC, 28208 | AirRCRA | 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 SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-26 | Referral | 4 | 2 | $1,000 | |
| 2008-03-11 | Planned | 23 | 17 | $5,100 | |
| 2004-01-20 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-02-11 | Referral | 5 | 1 | $750 | |
| 2002-01-08 | Referral | 16 | 4 | $1,225 |
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 SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY 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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- What is SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 51 violations and $8,075 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. SOUTHERN METALS COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.35 compared to an industry average of 2.1.