Inspection 346054513 OPENED JUN 30, 2022Closed
Errick Road Elementary School 6839 Errick Road, North Tonawanda, NY 14120 · Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected US Ecology 2 times in New York since 2021.
The latest one began on Jun 30, 2022 after a complaint, in North Tonawanda.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $12,431 and now stand at $8,702, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and US Ecology averages $8,702 (1 cited inspection).
US Ecology also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 345519938 OPENED SEP 8, 2021Closed
901 N. State Street, Syracuse, NY 13208 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 7, 2021: Employee burns arms, legs, and head when struck by arc flash
At 2:00 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working as a hazardous materials removal worker for a remediation service was pressure washing the floor of an electrical vault with a vacuum truck hose. An electrical fault occurred inside a 4-inch duct approximately 2 feet from the manhole wall causing a flash. The flash shot out of the duct opening into the vault striking the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat thermal burns to her arms, legs, and head.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.269(l)(8)(iii) · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution |
Serious | $12,431 | $8,702 | Mar 4, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 4, 2022 | 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 Syracuse site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.0 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRC NY Environmental Services - Syracuse Syracuse · 2025 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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. 1 report on file.
Sep 7, 2021, Syracuse: Hospitalization · electrical burns, unspecified · nonclassifiable
An employee was cleaning debris in a confined space (vault). Electric power surged through wires, and the employee was burned.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)
(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;
29 CFR 1910.269 · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
29 CFR 1910.269(l)(8)(iii)
(iii) The employer shall ensure that each employee who is exposed to hazards from flames or electric arcs does not wear clothing that could melt onto his or her skin or that could ignite and continue to burn when exposed to flames or the heat energy estimated under paragraph (l)(8)(ii) of this section.
Other remediation services employers in New York
- Midlantic Environmental, Inc. Utica · 7 citations · $6,518
- 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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