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HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC

BO.TALLABOA SECTOR ENCARNACION CARR 127, PENUELAS, PR, 00624
Operated by Homeca Recycling Center Co., Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
238910Site Preparation Contractors

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OSHA inspections
3
over 15 years
Violations
7
$4,080 in penalties
Penalties
$4,080
$583 avg

Summary

HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $4,080 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 499 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.2 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
7
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$4,080
$583 avg / violation
29% serious71% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3

33% 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $4,080 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.1101 J01 I11$1,200Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1926.1101 G0511$1,200Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1926.1101 G04 V11$840Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1926.1101 G0211$840Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1926.1101 G05 IA211Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1926.1101 G05 IA311Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1926.1101 J01 IC11Sep 2011Sep 2011

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2389 within PR. Peer group: 499 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
4.0
vs industry
+3.0
TRIR
4.0
vs industry
+2.5

Reported for 97 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
1
Referral
2

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 HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, 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 HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, 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 HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-06-06Referral0$0
2013-12-05Referral0$0
2011-04-05Complaint72$4,080

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Homeca Recycling Center Co., Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Homeca Recycling Center Co., Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in site preparation contractors within PR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Homeca Recycling Center Co., Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Homeca Recycling Center Co., Inc, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC's OSHA violation history?
HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $4,080 in total penalties.
How does HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC operates in the site preparation contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. HOMECA RECYCLING CENTER, INC's self-reported DART rate is 4.02 compared to an industry average of 1.