Establishment profile
WATCO TANKS, INC.
115 CANFIELD, LA VERNIA, TX, 78121
Operated by Watco Tanks Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
Summary
WATCO TANKS, INC. has accumulated 95 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $8,170 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,142 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 33 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WATCO TANKS, 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, 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
88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 29 citations in this view · $6,383 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $630 | Jun 1980 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | $383 | May 1986 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $140 | Jun 1980 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $130 | Sep 1976 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $120 | May 1986 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $105 | Sep 1976 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 G09 | 2 | 2 | $25 | Sep 1976 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1980 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1976 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B08 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0177 D04 III | 1 | 1 | $525 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V | 1 | 1 | $525 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 III | 1 | 1 | $525 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 C01 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 E04 II | 1 | 1 | $300 | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $300 | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
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: 113,142 employers. This establishment has 95 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 34 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 WATCO TANKS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 33+ years. Most recent activity: 33 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 WATCO TANKS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WATCO TANKS, 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 WATCO TANKS, 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 WATCO TANKS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WATCO TANKS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WATCO TANKS INC 115 CANFIELD ST · LA VERNIA, TX, 78121 | — | — | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-01-13 | Planned | 8 | 2 | $900 | |
| 1991-06-03 | Planned | 51 | 18 | $5,050 | |
| 1986-04-17 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $240 | |
| 1982-08-11 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $300 | |
| 1982-08-11 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $300 | |
| 1980-10-21 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-06-11 | Planned | 22 | 14 | $1,330 | |
| 1976-09-13 | Planned | 5 | — | $50 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WATCO TANKS, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Watco Tanks Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Watco Tanks Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Watco Tanks Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WATCO TANKS INCFLORESVILLE, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- WATCO TANKS INCDallas, TX — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Watco Tanks Inc locationsParent rollup
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WATCO TANKS, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Watco Tanks 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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- What is WATCO TANKS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- WATCO TANKS, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 95 violations and $8,170 in total penalties.