Since 2024, OSHA inspectors have visited Lael, Ltd. in Texas 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 5, 2025 on a referral, in Houston.
In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious, 1 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $202,871; today they stand at $101,436, 50% less.
Among retail employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,750 penalty. Lael, Ltd. averages $50,718 across 2 cited inspections.
Lael, Ltd. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company715 Normandy Street, Houston, TX 77015 · Meat Markets · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(2) · Ladders in general industry |
Serious | $16,550 | $8,275 | Mar 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Serious | $7,802 | $3,901 | Mar 27, 2025 | Final |
715 Normandy Street, Houston, TX 77015 · Meat Markets · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Repeat | $165,514 | $82,757 | Apr 14, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $13,005 | $6,502 | Apr 14, 2025 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Houston site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 24 workers: 13.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lael, Ltd Houston · 2025 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 13.9 | 4.0 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Dec 18, 2024, Houston: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
An employee was operating a meat saw and amputated his right little fingertip. The machine was not guarded at the time.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)
(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.