Establishment profile
SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT INC
4609 KINNEY ST SE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87105
562910 — Remediation Services
EIN 850329950
Summary
SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT INC has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $2,950 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 47 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
40% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $2,950 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D02 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $500 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2010 | Oct 2010 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 5629 within NM. Peer group: 47 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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 23 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 SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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. 1 statute · 3 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis-Bacon (federal construction) | Oct 2018 – Apr 2022 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
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. 3 cases · 3 violations · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2020 – Apr 2022 | Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal | Davis-Bacon | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Feb 2018 – Feb 2020 | Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | Davis-Bacon | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Oct 2016 – Oct 2018 | Remediation Services | Davis-Bacon | 1 | 0 | — | — |
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 SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT 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 SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT 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 SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT 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). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT 4200 BROADWAY SE STE 2 · ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87105 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jun 1997 | 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 SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseIGF::OT::IGF ASBESTOS ABATEMENT FAN CHAMBERS 21140contract · Last action 2015-09-22$68,125
- Department of the InteriorVALL MOLD MITIGATION SERVICEcontract · Last action 2018-08-29$18,541
- Department of JusticeREMEDIATION OF MOLDcontract · Last action 2018-06-01$13,888
- Department of JusticeDROPPING DECONTAMINATIONcontract · Last action 2018-07-18$5,900
- Department of DefenseIGF::CT::IGF ASBESTOS ABATEMENT, 394 SQ FTcontract · Last action 2015-09-01$4,970
- Department of DefenseLABOR AND MATERIAL, BLDG 20202 ABATEMENTcontract · Last action 2018-09-11$4,598
- Department of DefenseIGF::CT::IGF ASBESTOS ABATEMENT SERVICES QTY 1 EA. MOBILIZATION QTY 1 EA ASBESTOS WASTE DISPOSAL AND TRANSPORTATION QTY 1 EA INDEPENDENT FINAL AIR CLEARANCE QTY 1 EAcontract · Last action 2015-09-17$3,347
- Department of the InteriorIGF::OT::IGF SALINAS PUEBLO MISSIONS NATIONAL MONUMENT - CLEAN/DISINFECT CRAWLSPACE ABO VCcontract · Last action 2016-12-27$2,919
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 236220 - COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. Last action: 2018-09-11. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-23 | Unprogrammed Other | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-02-25 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-09-21 | Planned | 7 | 7 | $2,450 | |
| 2010-09-21 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $500 | |
| 2009-12-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT INC's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $2,950 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT INC operates in the remediation services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.95 compared to an industry average of 1.6.