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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
EIN 760454222

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OSHA inspections
6
over 36 years
Violations
49
$122,407 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 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 6 inspections over 36 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 167 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 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, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
49
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$122,407
$2,498 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

67% 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: 167 employers. This establishment has 49 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $4,800
Inspection frequency
92nd
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
1.7
vs industry
+0.1
TRIR
2.9
vs industry
+0.1

Reported for 135 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
3
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).

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)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TEX-TUBE COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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

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
1990-04-23Planned0$0

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. 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 6 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. TEX-TUBE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.72 compared to an industry average of 1.6.