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AMERICAN TRADING CO.
$6,000
penalties
8
viol.
2
insp.

AMERICAN TRADING CO.

7413 MESA RD, HOUSTON, TX 77028NAICS 425120 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers

Inspections
2
Jul 2003 to Nov 2003 · 0 safety, 2 health
Violations
8
across 2 inspections
Penalties on record
$6,000
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 8Willful 0Repeat 0Other 0

Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology

Inspection records

Nov 18, 2003Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#306566183$00 viol.

Inspection #306566183

Dates

Opened
Nov 18, 2003
Closing Conference Date
Nov 18, 2003
Closed
Jan 2, 2004

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
36

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
7413 Mesa Rd, Houston, TX 77028
Industry
425120 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers

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 29, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#306564436$6,0008 viol.

Inspection #306564436

Dates

Opened
Jul 29, 2003
Closing Conference Date
Jul 29, 2003
Closed
Jun 30, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
36
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
8
Violation Types
8 serious
Initial Penalties
$6,000
Penalties on Record
$6,000
Site Address
7413 Mesa Rd, Houston, TX 77028
Industry
425120 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers

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 (8 of 8 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010015A0001
General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)
Serious230$750$750Aug 28, 2003--
010021910.37
Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes
OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q05
Serious14$1,000$1,000Aug 28, 2003--
01003A1910.141
Sanitation
OSHA citation code: 19100141 A03 I
Serious110$750$750Aug 28, 2003--
01003B1910.141
Sanitation
OSHA citation code: 19100141 A04 II
Serious110$0$0Aug 28, 2003--
010041910.141
Sanitation
OSHA citation code: 19100141 D02 IV
Serious230$750$750Aug 28, 2003--
010051910.305
Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment
OSHA citation code: 19100305 C02
Serious110$1,000$1,000Aug 28, 2003--
010061910.305
Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment
OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III
Serious15$750$750Aug 28, 2003--
010071910.305
Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment
OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 II
Serious15$1,000$1,000Aug 28, 2003--

Failure to Abate Penalties3 citations, $31,000 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 3 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

CitationFTA InspectionFTA IssuanceFTA PenaltyFTA ContestFTA Final Order
01002#306566183Jan 5, 2004$10,000--
01004#306566183Jan 5, 2004$9,000--
01005#306566183Jan 5, 2004$12,000--
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Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records

About these records

A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).

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 enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.

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.

Standards cited

1910.141Sanitation3 citations · $1,500
1910.305Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment3 citations · $2,750
1910.37Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes1 citation · $1,000

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer4.0
Industry average2.2
Penalties per inspection
This employer$3,000
Industry average$1,245

Wholesale Trade, 1,387 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

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