Establishment profile
SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC
1 RECYCLE WAY, SOMERSET, KY, 42503
Operated by Somerset Recycling Services, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 611112418
Summary
SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $7,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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, with 2 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $7,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 2031.00102 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2014 | Jan 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2014 | Jan 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2014 | Jan 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2014 | Jan 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2014 | Jan 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IIA | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G06 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 K02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
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 4239 within KY. Peer group: 76 employers. This establishment has 18 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.
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 SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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 SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES 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 SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES 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 SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC. 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: No 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES 1 RECYCLE WAY · SOMERSET, KY, 42503 | AirWater | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 3 | 0 | — | Feb 2024 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-29 | Planned | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-12-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-09-05 | Referral | 4 | 2 | $4,250 | |
| 2008-08-26 | Complaint | 9 | 4 | $3,250 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Somerset Recycling Services, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Somerset Recycling Services, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Somerset Recycling Services, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INCSOMERSET, KY — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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- Employers in KYState-wide enforcement data
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES 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 Somerset Recycling Services, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC's OSHA violation history?
- SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $7,500 in total penalties.
- How does SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. SOMERSET RECYCLING SERVICES INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.