Establishment profile
ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC
20846 NORMANDIE AVENUE, TORRANCE, CA, 90502
541620 — Environmental Consulting Services
Summary
ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $14,360 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 464 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $14,360 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3578 G | 1 | 1 | $2,475 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0012 A | 1 | 1 | $2,475 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 5162 A | 1 | 1 | $2,475 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 3328 B | 1 | 1 | $2,475 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 3577 C | 1 | 1 | $2,475 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0001 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 3203 A | 1 | 1 | $450 | May 1997 | May 1997 |
| 461 C | 1 | 1 | $375 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 5194 F04 | 1 | 1 | $205 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 5194 G08 | 1 | 1 | $205 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5416 within CA. Peer group: 464 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Industry benchmark
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
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1997 | FRACTURE,WORK RULES,OIL WELL DRILLING,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,TRAILER,FLATBED TRUCK,LOST BALANCE | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 8 violations · $19,880 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Contract Act (federal services) | Jan 2007 | 1 | 6 | 3 | $17,465 | — |
| CWHSSA (federal-contract overtime) | Jan 2007 | 1 | 2 | 2 | $2,415 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 8 violations · $19,880 in backwages · 3 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 | Local Environmental Quality Programs | CWHSSASCA | 8 | 3 | $19,880 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC. 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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES 20926 NORMANDIE AVE · TORRANCE, CA, 90502 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES 20846 NORMANDIE AVE · TORRANCE, CA, 90502 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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 ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of the InteriorREMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALScontract · Last action 2009-01-05$11,236
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 562112 - HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION. Last action: 2009-01-05. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-03 | Complaint | 2 | — | $1,125 | |
| 2012-10-02 | Complaint | 7 | 5 | $12,785 | |
| 2011-02-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-04-18 | Accident | 1 | — | $450 |
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 ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC 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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- What is ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC's OSHA violation history?
- ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $14,360 in total penalties.
- How does ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- ECOLOGY CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC operates in the environmental consulting services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.3.