Establishment profile
TACOMA METALS INC
1754 THORNE ROAD, TACOMA, WA, 98421
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
TACOMA METALS INC has accumulated 82 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $16,275 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 348 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TACOMA METALS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in 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
91% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · $14,705 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 0620.752108 B 07 | 3 | 3 | — | May 1998 | Mar 2006 |
| 29 CFR 0620.540901 | 2 | 2 | $1,250 | Aug 1995 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 0620.752111 A 01 | 2 | 2 | $600 | Sep 1997 | Oct 2001 |
| 29 CFR 0620.752108 B 05 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Oct 2001 | Mar 2006 |
| 29 CFR 0620.752110 C 01 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Sep 1997 | Oct 2001 |
| 29 CFR 0242.351504 | 2 | 2 | $150 | Sep 2001 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 0520.041904 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 29 CFR 8421.5005 | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Mar 2006 | Mar 2006 |
| 29 CFR 0242.3025 | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 8634.0005 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 0620.752113 A 03 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 0620.740701 A | 1 | 1 | $625 | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 0620.901901 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 0620.903102 A | 1 | 1 | $625 | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 0620.710901 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 0620.752110 B 02 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 0620.752108 A | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 0247.500701 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 0246820305HH | 1 | 1 | $480 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 0620.711503 A | 1 | 1 | $400 | May 1998 | May 1998 |
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 WA. Peer group: 348 employers. This establishment has 82 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for TACOMA METALS INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 TACOMA METALS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
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 · 18 violations · $2,334 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Apr 2015 | 1 | 18 | 17 | $2,334 | — |
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 · 18 violations · $2,334 in backwages · 17 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 – Apr 2015 | Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers | FLSA | 18 | 17 | $2,334 | — |
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)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TACOMA METALS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TACOMA METALS INC. 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 TACOMA METALS INC. 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TACOMA METALS INC 1754 THORNE RD · TACOMA, WA, 98421 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 9 | 2 | 0 | — | Feb 2025 | 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 TACOMA METALS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-19 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $1,600 | |
| 2006-07-31 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-11-07 | Complaint | 10 | 1 | $1,200 | |
| 2001-07-24 | Planned | 18 | — | $100 | |
| 2001-06-06 | Planned | 17 | 9 | $1,200 | |
| 1999-01-14 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | |
| 1998-03-25 | Follow-up | 2 | 1 | $400 | |
| 1997-04-16 | Planned | 22 | 22 | $5,775 | |
| 1997-04-16 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $320 | |
| 1995-10-26 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-07-17 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $2,180 |
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 TACOMA METALS INC 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TACOMA METALS INC's OSHA violation history?
- TACOMA METALS INC has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 82 violations and $16,275 in total penalties.
- How does TACOMA METALS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- TACOMA METALS INC operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7.