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AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC

8811 STRANG RD., LA PORTE, TX, 77571
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OSHA inspections
1
over 10 years
Violations
0
Penalties
$0
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 10 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 10 yrs
Violations
0
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 1

Peer comparison

0th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 2389 within TX. Peer group: 3,295 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $800
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Apr 2016

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by discharged object or substance

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Apr 21, 2016Struck by discharged object or substanceFoot (feet), n.e.c.Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
10 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in TX — for AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC, not this location alone

Violations
17
Assessed penalties
$73,645

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 17 citations · 5S&S · 17 contractor · $73,645 proposed / $31,404 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
7893957
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Jan 2009YesModNegligence$70,000$27,959
6465053
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Dec 2008YesModNegligence$1,026$1,026
7891322
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Jul 2000YesHighNegligence$1,000$800
6202995
Bayer Alumina Plant
Calhoun, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Mar 2001103(h)NoHighNegligence$200$200
7865339
Bayer Alumina Plant
Calhoun, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Mar 2001103(d)NoHighNegligence$200$200
7865328
Bayer Alumina Plant
Calhoun, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Feb 2000YesHighNegligence$184$184
7865327
Bayer Alumina Plant
Calhoun, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Feb 2000YesHighNegligence$184$184
6462253
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Feb 2009NoHighNegligence$176$176
6462257
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Feb 2009NoHighNegligence$100$100
6462254
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Feb 2009NoHighNegligence$100$100
6461246
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Aug 2008NoModNegligence$100$100
6224147
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Aug 2007NoModNegligence$100$100
7890886
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Nov 2000NoModNegligence$55$55
7889487
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Jan 2000NoLowNegligence$55$55
7889486
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Jan 2000NoLowNegligence$55$55
7889485
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Jan 2000NoModNegligence$55$55
7889484
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
San Patricio, TX
contractor: Aquilex HydroChem, Inc.
Jan 2000NoModNegligence$55$55

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TX — for AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
16-RC-109756Representation electionJul 2013Aug 2013ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
AQUILEX HYDROCHEM
602 SOUTH 16TH STREET · LA PORTE, TX, 77571
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-04-28Referral0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC's OSHA violation history?
AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, LLC operates in the all other specialty trade contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.6.