Inspection 348273152 OPENED MAY 28, 2025Closed
1949 Hormel, San Antonio, TX 78219 · Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Republic Services 6 times in Texas since 2013.
The latest one began on May 28, 2025 as a planned inspection, in San Antonio.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $12,414 and now stand at $3,828, 69% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,200, and Republic Services averages $1,914 (2 cited inspections).
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
Republic Services also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 348194150 OPENED APR 21, 2025Open
3277 Co Rd 69, Robstown, TX 78380 · All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces |
Other-than-serious | $1,328 | $1,328 | Sep 3, 2025 | Final |
Inspection 346894678 OPENED AUG 2, 2023Closed
580 Huffines Blvd, Itasca, TX 76055 · Solid Waste Landfill · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346866759 OPENED JUL 27, 2023Closed
12035 W Murphy, Odessa, TX 79763 · Solid Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342807484 OPENED DEC 4, 2017Closed
7000 Ih 10 East, San Antonio, TX 78219 · Solid Waste Landfill · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 4, 2017 (fatal): Employee is crushed by hydraulic arms on a waste hauler and
At 10:00 a.m. on December 4, 2017, an employee was attempting to free some material that was stuck in the hydraulic arms of a roll-off box on a solid waste burner. The employee was crushed between the roll-off box and the tarp hydraulic roller arms as the rollers activated while he was removing the jammed material. The employee was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(b)(2) · Ladders in general industry |
Other-than-serious | $11,086 | $2,500 | Jun 4, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 338809239 OPENED FEB 8, 2013Closed
3935 Avenue A, Alta Loma, TX 77510 · Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 7, 2013 (fatal): Employee run over by dozer and is killed
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on January 7, 2013, Employee #1 was operating an articulated dump truck, bull dozer, moving dirt when he was run over by his own truck. Employee #1 was found face down with his ribs, upper part of his spine and his chest fractured. Employee #1 was killed.
No citations from this inspection.
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 Itasca site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 29 workers: 3.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.2 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca Landfill Itasca · 2025 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| Odessa Trucking-6407 Odessa · 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Fabian Muzquiz Itasca · 2022 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
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.
Jul 6, 2022, San Antonio: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, unspecified · body systems
An employee developed heat stress after completing his normal work tasks. He was hospitalized.
Aug 22, 2018, San Antonio: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, n.e.c. · body systems
An employee was standing in line to check out for the day when he suffered a seizure due to dehydration and collapsed.
Jun 12, 2018, San Antonio: Hospitalization · fractures · nonclassifiable
An employee was walking behind a trailer. The trailer backed up and pinned the employee between the trailer and the loading dock breaking bones.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1)
(1) All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.
29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(2)
(2) Ladder rungs, steps, and cleats are spaced not less than 10 inches (25 cm) and not more than 14 inches (36 cm) apart, as measured between the centerlines of the rungs, cleats, and steps, except that:
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- Hydro Clear Services, LLC Trinity · 10 citations · $60,925
- Community Waste Disposal, L.P. Dallas · 5 citations · $20,761
- Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. Houston · 13 citations · $48,100
- US Ecology Texas, Inc. Robstown · 1 citation · $797
- Southwaste Disposal, LLC Houston · 5 citations · $11,312
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.