Greenville, North Carolina · Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) · NAICS 331492
OSHA has inspected Metallix Refining Inc. 2 times in North Carolina since 2012.
The latest one began on Jul 28, 2025 on a referral, in Greenville.
Those inspections ended with 29 citation items: 20 serious and 9 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $12,500 and now stand at $8,812, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
Inorganic arsenic comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.1018.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Metallix Refining Inc. averages $3,000 (1 cited inspection).
Metallix Refining Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this company251 Industrial Blvd., Greenville, NC 27834 · Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $4,000 | $3,000 | Nov 18, 2025 | Final |
251 Industrial Blvd., Greenville, NC 27834 · Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.124(g)(2) · General requirements for dipping and coating operations |
Serious | $450 | $338 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $750 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash |
Serious | $450 | $337 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles |
Serious | $750 | $562 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.179(b)(5) · Overhead and gantry cranes |
Serious | $450 | $338 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3)(iv) · Overhead and gantry cranes |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 6a 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $2,800 | $2,100 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 6b 29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.219(e)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $750 | $563 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 8a 29 CFR 1910.244(a)(1)(ii) · Other portable tools and equipment |
Serious | $450 | $337 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 8b 29 CFR 1910.244(a)(2)(iva) · Other portable tools and equipment |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 8c 29 CFR 1910.244(a)(2)(viii) · Other portable tools and equipment |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $750 | $562 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 10a 29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(3) · Air contaminants |
Serious | $450 | $338 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 10b 29 CFR 1910.94(b)(4)(ii) · Ventilation |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 10c 29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 11a 29 CFR 1910.1018(c) · Inorganic arsenic |
Serious | $450 | $337 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 11b 29 CFR 1910.1018(g)(2)(i) · Inorganic arsenic |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 11c 29 CFR 1910.1018(n)(1)(ia) · Inorganic arsenic |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 11d 29 CFR 1910.1018(k)(4) · Inorganic arsenic |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · General requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.26(c)(2)(vii) · Portable metal ladders |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1) · Noise |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 5 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv) · Bloodborne pathogens |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 6 29 CFR 1910.1096(e)(2) · Ionizing radiation |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 7 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 8 29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(3)(iii) · Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Greenville site logged 13 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 87 workers: 14.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 51 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metallix Refining, Inc. Greenville · 2025 | 87 | 13 | 8 | 14.4 | 2.9 |
| Metallix Refining Inc. Greenville · 2023 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Metallix MTX-B1 Greenville · 2023 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Metallix Refining Inc Greenville · 2017 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.9 |
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See plansCurrent text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.1000(e)
(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.
29 CFR 1910.1018(c)
(c) Permissible exposure limit. The employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to inorganic arsenic at concentrations greater than 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air (10 µg/m 3), averaged over any 8-hour period.
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