Shawnee, Kansas · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · NAICS 332322
2inspections
4citation items
$5,793current penalties
Mar 7, 2018last inspection
OSHA has inspected TK Metals Inc. 2 times in Kansas since 2012.
The latest one began on Mar 7, 2018 after a complaint, in Shawnee.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $14,229 and now stand at $5,793, 59% lower after settlements or reviews.
Hexavalent chromium comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.1026.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and TK Metals Inc. averages $5,793 (1 cited inspection).
TK Metals Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Kansas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
45employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Shawnee site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 21 workers: 4.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
TK Metals
Shawnee · 2025
21
1
0
4.4
3.6
TK Metals Inc.
Shawnee · 2020
21
1
0
4.7
3.6
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(h) Protective work clothing and equipment—(1) Provision and use. Where a hazard is present or is likely to be present from skin or eye contact with chromium (VI), the employer shall provide appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment at no cost to employees, and shall ensure that employees use such clothing and equipment.
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(4)(i)
(4) Eating and drinking areas. (i) Whenever the employer allows employees to consume food or beverages at a worksite where chromium (VI) is present, the employer shall ensure that eating and drinking areas and surfaces are maintained as free as practicable of chromium (VI).
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1)
(q) Maintenance of industrial trucks. (1) Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition shall be removed from service. All repairs shall be made by authorized personnel.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
