Establishment profile
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC.
3101 HOLMES RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77051
Operated by Texas Steel Conversion, Inc · 1 of 5 establishments
332811 — Metal Heat Treating
EIN 751494270
Summary
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC. has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $90,265 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 216 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.
OSHA workplace safety
63% 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 · 21 citations in this view · $90,265 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | $3,269 | Aug 2013 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D06 | 1 | 1 | $13,260 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III | 1 | 1 | $10,608 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $10,608 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 IV | 1 | 1 | $8,335 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $7,760 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B06 I | 1 | 1 | $6,696 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $6,668 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $5,001 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $2,940 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 | 1 | 1 | $2,940 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 | 1 | 1 | $2,520 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A05 | 1 | 1 | $1,260 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,260 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,260 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3328 within TX. Peer group: 216 employers. This establishment has 22 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 122 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) · Jun 2018 – Oct 2022 · 2 in last 5 years
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2022 | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2018 | Caught Between,Caught In,Crushed,Fracture,Glove,Guard,Hand,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Roller--Mach/Part | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Fingertip,Lathe,Nip Point,Point Of Operation | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 · 4 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Mar 2012 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
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 · 4 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2011 – Mar 2012 | Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | FMLA | 4 | 1 | — | — |
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 TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, 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 TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, 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 TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC.. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION 3101 HOLMES ROAD · HOUSTON, TX, 77051 | WaterRCRA | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-26 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $6,696 | |
| 2018-10-22 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $22,763 | |
| 2018-10-02 | Referral | 6 | 1 | $40,646 | |
| 2017-05-18 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-04-12 | Planned | 11 | 11 | $20,160 | |
| 1997-03-31 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-04-02 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-12-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Texas Steel Conversion, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Texas Steel Conversion, Inc across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in metal heat treating within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SMITH INTERNATIONALHOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- SUPERIOR SHOT PEENING, INC.CLEVELAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- SUPERIOR SHOT PEENING INC.HOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- DOMINY HEAT-TREATING CORPDALLAS — 1 federal enforcement record
- SPECIALTY HEAT TREAT, INC.HOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- TEJAS TUBULAR PRODUCTS, INC.HOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- BODYCOTE THERMAL PROCESSINGHOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- C&I HEAT TREAT, INC.PARK ROW — 1 federal enforcement record
- CENTRIC PIPE, LLCORE CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- SWHT LLCHOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Texas Steel Conversion, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION INCHOUSTON, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Texas Steel Conversion, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Metal Heat TreatingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Heat Treating in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Texas Steel Conversion, Inc, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $90,265.2 in total penalties.
- How does TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC. operates in the metal heat treating industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.61 compared to an industry average of 2.6.