Establishment profile
HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
843 43RD STREET SOUTH, ST. PETERSBURG, FL, 33711
Operated by Howco Environmental Services
Summary
HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $2,400 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 71,898 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 27 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $2,400 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A02 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $600 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
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. Peer group: 71,898 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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.
Reported for 32 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.
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 HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 27+ years. Most recent activity: 27 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 HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
Company-level in FL — for Howco Environmental Services, not this location alone
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 Howco Environmental Services 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. 1 citation · 1S&S · 1 contractor · $540 proposed / $540 paid.
| Citation | Mine | Date | Section | S&S | Negligence | Proposed | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8549154 | South Fort Meade Mine Polk, FL contractor: HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES | Feb 2011 | — | Yes | ModNegligence | $540 | $540 |
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)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. 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 HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
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 · $67,311 in assessed penalties · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 843 43RD ST S · SAINT PETERSBURG, FL, 33711 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 10 | 5 | 2 | $67,311 | Oct 2025 | View → |
HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES UNKNOWN · ST PETERSBURG, FL, 33711 | Water | — | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2016 | 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 HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-10-07 | Complaint | 5 | 2 | $500 | |
| 1998-10-07 | Complaint | 6 | 5 | $1,200 | |
| 1998-01-22 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $700 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Howco Environmental Services.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Howco Environmental Services across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All Howco Environmental Services locationsParent rollup
- Employers in FLState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 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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- HOWCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $2,400 in total penalties.