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Sooner, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Midland, Texas · Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423510

1inspections
2citation items
$10,000current penalties
Jul 18, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Sooner, Inc. once in Texas.

The inspection began on Jul 18, 2025 on a referral, in Midland.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $45,966 and now stand at $10,000, 78% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Sooner, Inc. averages $10,000 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Sooner, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348384454 OPENED JUL 18, 2025Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 19 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2026

1703 N County Rd 1120, Midland, TX 79706 · Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(b) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$30,644$5,000Jan 9, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
 Other-than-serious$15,322$5,000Jan 9, 2026Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Jul 15, 2025, Midland: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s) unspecified

An employee was helping load pipes on a trailer using a front-end loader. A 3,000-pound pipe came off and caused an open fracture to his right leg.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(b)

(b) Employee-owned equipment. Where employees provide their own protective equipment, the employer shall be responsible to assure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of such equipment.

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(b)

(b) Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.

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