Inspection 346889702 OPENED AUG 7, 2023Closed
1475 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2011, OSHA inspectors have visited Pal Environmental Services in New York 12 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 7, 2023 on a referral, in New York.
In all, OSHA issued 13 citation items: 13 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $49,363; today they stand at $42,375, 14% less.
The rule cited most here is Section 5(a)(1) (the General Duty Clause), 2 times.
Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Pal Environmental Services averages $10,000 across 2 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Pal Environmental Services also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.
New York · latest 90 days of OSHA records
359employers cited
2 of them in the same industry
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Inspection 344392014 OPENED OCT 21, 2019Closed
60 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 21, 2019 (fatal): One employee is killed and other is injured when wall collap
At 10:00 a.m. on October 21, 2019, an employee was using a hose to wet down some asbestos contaminated material when a wall collapsed onto Employee #1 and Employee #2. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized to treat unspecified injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training |
Other-than-serious | $13,494 | $10,000 | Apr 20, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Other-than-serious | $13,494 | $10,000 | Apr 20, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 343909743 OPENED APR 5, 2019Closed
11-02 Queens Plaza South, Long Island City, NY 11101 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342445939 OPENED JUN 21, 2017Closed
227 Cherry St, New York, NY 10001 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342147600 OPENED FEB 15, 2017Closed
524 E 74th Street, New York City, NY 10004 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341012284 OPENED OCT 26, 2015Closed
38-18 Union Street, Flushing, NY 11354 · Drywall and Insulation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 2015 | Final |
Inspection 340037894 OPENED OCT 27, 2014Closed
101 County Seat Dr., Mineola, NY 11501 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340035856 OPENED OCT 24, 2014Closed
1 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, NY 10044 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
4 older inspections
Inspection 340020916 OPENED OCT 17, 2014Closed
101 County Seat Dr, Mineola, NY 11501 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Other-than-serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Apr 7, 2015 | Final |
Inspection 331906230 OPENED FEB 2, 2012Closed
63 Flushing Avenue Building 77, Brooklyn, NY 11205 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv) · Job-site wiring |
Other-than-serious | $3,850 | $3,850 | May 29, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1) · Electrical safety in construction |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 29, 2012 | Final |
Inspection 331906784 OPENED FEB 2, 2012Closed
63 Flushing Avenue Building 77, Brooklyn, NY 11205 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $2,525 | $2,525 | Jul 25, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(5)(i) · Asbestos in construction |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 2012 | Final |
Inspection 313431744 OPENED JUL 20, 2011Closed
Terminal 6 Jetblue (jfk Airport), Jamaica, NY 11430 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15) · Fall protection in construction |
Other-than-serious | $6,300 | $6,300 | Nov 18, 2011 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.502(d)(2) · Fall protection systems |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 18, 2011 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction |
Other-than-serious | $2,700 | $2,700 | Nov 18, 2011 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Long Island City site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 250 workers: 2.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 228 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAL Environmental Services Long Island City · 2025 | 250 | 5 | 3 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Mar 21, 2025, Long Island City: Hospitalization · multiple severe wounds and internal injuries · multiple trunk locations
An employee was working from a scissor lift when the lift tipped over. The employee fell to the ground, sustaining broken ribs and other internal injuries.
Aug 5, 2023, New York: Hospitalization · concussions · brain
An employee was demolishing a drywall/partition wall and was struck by falling bricks, causing a concussion.
May 9, 2017, New York: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · foot (feet), unspecified
An employee and a coworker were moving a dolly that was loaded with metal sheets. The dolly tipped over and struck the employee's left foot, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
| Period reviewed | Violations | Workers owed | Back wages | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2022 to Jul 17, 2022 Long Island City | 23 | 0 | $0 | $0 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)
(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.
29 CFR 1926.1101 · Asbestos in construction
29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training
29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring
29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction
29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction
29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems
29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
Other remediation services employers in New York
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- AM Restoration Inc. Jamaica · 3 citations · $10,782
- Empire Recycling Corporation Utica · 47 citations · $24,605
- Ets Contracting, Inc. New York · 17 citations · $26,120
- Proservice Environmental LLC Cornwall · 4 citations · $46,340
- Gershow Recycling Corporation Medford · 58 citations · $94,657
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