Establishment profile
SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC.
11518 OLD LA PORTE ROAD, LA PORTE, TX, 77571
541420 — Industrial Design Services
EIN 760143295
Summary
SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC. has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $34,900 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 56 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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 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 · 17 citations in this view · $34,900 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 B03 | 5 | 1 | $15,025 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0004 A | 5 | 1 | $5,000 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $2,813 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,812 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 D02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0007 B04 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0007 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2010 | Mar 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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 5414 within TX. Peer group: 56 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 532 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Mar 2016
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, 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 SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON INC 11518 OLD LA PORTE RD · LA PORTE, TX, 77571 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 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 SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-16 | Referral | 2 | — | $6,000 | |
| 2013-02-28 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $5,625 | |
| 2009-10-01 | Complaint | 13 | 1 | $23,275 |
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 SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, 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 SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $34,900 in total penalties.
- How does SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC. operates in the industrial design services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.2. SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.