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TEX-TUBE COMPANY

1503 NORTH POST OAK RD., HOUSTON, TX, 77055
331210Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel

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OSHA inspections
5
over 20 years
Violations
49
$122,407 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

TEX-TUBE COMPANY has accumulated 49 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $122,407 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 166 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

TEX-TUBE COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
5
0.3 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
49
2.5 / yr
Penalties
$122,407
$2,498 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 5

80% 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 · 29 citations in this view · $99,097 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0251$2,970Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1904.0007 B0331$1,782Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 IIB22$10,316Feb 2006Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III22$7,752Feb 2006Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122$5,952Feb 2006Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$10,163Jul 2024Jul 2024
29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I11$8,316Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 I11$7,260Jul 2024Jul 2024
5A000111$4,755Apr 2022Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211$4,755Apr 2022Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0333 A0111$4,158Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$4,158Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0179 G02 I11$4,158Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV11$3,564Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0511$3,564Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II11$3,564Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0213 I0111$3,000Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0179 H01 I11$2,970Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$2,970Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0137 B02 VIII11$2,970Mar 2011Mar 2011

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3312 within TX. Peer group: 166 employers. This establishment has 49 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $4,844
Inspection frequency
92nd
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for TEX-TUBE COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
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
1
Referral
1
Follow-up
1

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) · May 2016 – Mar 2024 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 12, 2024Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationOther finger(s) n.e.c.Hospitalized
Sep 16, 2020Fall from pedal cycleForearm(s)Hospitalized
May 5, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$15,779
Employees affected
18

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 · $15,779 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeDec 2005 – Apr 200821818$15,779

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. 2 cases · 18 violations · $15,779 in backwages · 18 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2006 – Apr 2008Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased SteelFLSA11$6,278
Jan 2004 – Dec 2005Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased SteelFLSA1717$9,501

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 TEX-TUBE COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TX — for TEX-TUBE COMPANY, not this location alone

Total cases
12
Unfair labor practice
10
Representation (union)
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other TEX-TUBE COMPANY locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 12 cases · 10 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
16-RD-110842Representation electionAug 2013Sep 2013ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-RM-000778Representation electionDec 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-026259Unfair labor practiceJun 2008Sep 2009ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-026253Unfair labor practiceJun 2008Aug 2009ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-025835Unfair labor practiceOct 2007Nov 2007ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-025394Unfair labor practiceJan 2007Mar 2007ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-025345Unfair labor practiceDec 2006Mar 2007ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-025334Unfair labor practiceNov 2006Jun 2007ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-025321Unfair labor practiceNov 2006Mar 2007ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-025216Unfair labor practiceOct 2006Jun 2007ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-025215Unfair labor practiceOct 2006Jun 2007ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-024960Unfair labor practiceMay 2006Jan 2007ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
2
Certified
2
Avg wage ratio
1.19x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TEX-TUBE COMPANY. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
TEX-TUBE
1503 N. POST OAK RD. · HOUSTON, TX, 77055
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00Jan 2011View →

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 TEX-TUBE COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-03-14Referral22$17,423
2022-02-08Complaint33$9,510
2010-10-05Planned2613$71,874
2007-04-20Follow-up0$0
2006-01-18Planned1817$23,600

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 TEX-TUBE 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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Frequently asked

What is TEX-TUBE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
TEX-TUBE COMPANY has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 49 violations and $122,407 in total penalties.
How does TEX-TUBE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
TEX-TUBE COMPANY operates in the iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8.