OSS METALS, INC.
116 BRICK IRON ROAD, COLUMBIA, SC 29203
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Inspection records
Apr 12, 2001#303550313Apr 12, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#303550313$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #303550313
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 12, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 25, 2001
- Closed
- May 25, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 7
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 116 Brick Iron Road, Columbia, SC 29203
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 10012 OSHA citation code: 10012 A | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 29, 2001 | - | - |
Nov 9, 1998#301758496Nov 9, 1998Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#301758496$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301758496
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 9, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 9, 1998
- Closed
- Dec 1, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 116 Brick Iron Road, Columbia, SC 29203
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jul 8, 1998#301771127Jul 8, 1998Follow-Up (F) · No Inspection scope, Safety#301771127$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301771127
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 8, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 8, 1998
- Closed
- Dec 1, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 116 Brick Iron Road, Columbia, SC 29203
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
May 4, 1998#301768982May 4, 1998Programmed Related (I) · Complete scope, Safety#301768982$4506 viol.6 violations$450 in penalties
Inspection #301768982
Dates
- Opened
- May 4, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- May 4, 1998
- Closed
- Dec 1, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $450
- Penalties on Record
- $450
- Site Address
- 116 Brick Iron Road, Columbia, SC 29203
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B02 IB | Serious | 5 | 5 | $450 | $450 | May 28, 1998 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 E06 I | Other | 11 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jun 3, 1998 | - | - |
| 02002A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jun 3, 1998 | - | - |
| 02002B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jun 3, 1998 | - | - |
| 02003A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Other | 3 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jun 3, 1998 | - | - |
| 02003B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jun 8, 1998 | - | - |
Jul 10, 1996#126500347Jul 10, 1996Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#126500347$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126500347
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 10, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 15, 1996
- Closed
- Sep 23, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 116 Brick Iron Road, Columbia, SC 29203
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jun 12, 1996#120486881Jun 12, 1996Follow-Up (F) · No Inspection scope, Safety#120486881$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120486881
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 12, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 2, 1996
- Closed
- Sep 23, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 116 Brick Iron Road, Columbia, SC 29203
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Dec 4, 1995#126481621Dec 4, 1995FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#126481621$5,6004 viol.4 violations$5,600 in penalties
Inspection #126481621
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 4, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 4, 1996
- Closed
- Sep 23, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 willful, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,600
- Site Address
- 116 Brick Iron Road, Columbia, SC 29203
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
One employee killed, one injured in tank explosion
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A03 I | Willful | 1 | 3 | $14,000 | $5,600 | Apr 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | May 17, 1996 | - | - |
| 02002A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | May 17, 1996 | - | - |
| 02002B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | May 17, 1996 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
7 inspections, 1995 to 2001. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.