Establishment profile
SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED
11625 NORTH HOUSTON ROSSLYN RD., HOUSTON, TX, 77086
Operated by SPECIAL METALS INC · 1 of 2 establishments
423510 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 731244740
Summary
SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 4 years of recorded history, with $27,271 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 77th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 83 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED 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
67% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $27,271 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $10,151 | Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $6,385 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 C01 | 1 | 1 | $6,385 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $4,351 | Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 |
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 in NAICS 4235 within TX. Peer group: 83 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 42 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) · Aug 2021
Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2021 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Head and neck | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 10 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED. 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 SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-06 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $12,769 | |
| 2022-11-10 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-11-23 | Referral | 2 | — | $14,502 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization SPECIAL METALS INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of SPECIAL METALS INC across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
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- JSW STEEL (USA), INC.BAYTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- METALS 2 GOHEWITT — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOUSTON TUBULAR, INC.PEARLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- KLOECKNER METALS CORPORATIONHOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- ARBOR METALS LLCDALLAS — 1 federal enforcement record
- CUSTOM FAB INCSAN ANTONIO — 1 federal enforcement record
- FORTRESS IRON, LPGARLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- DELTA STEEL, INC.FORT WORTH — 1 federal enforcement record
- STOOSS USA, INC.CONROE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by SPECIAL METALS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SPECIAL METALS, INC.HOUSTON, TX — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All SPECIAL METALS INC locationsParent rollup
- Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Service Centers in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED 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 SPECIAL METALS INC, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $27,271 in total penalties.
- How does SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
- SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. SPECIAL METALS, INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 2.24 compared to an industry average of 2.5.