Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas · Zapata, TX
Excell Operating
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $262,823 in back wages owed to 118 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $262,823
- Back wages owed
Excell Operating in Zapata, TX has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 218 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- F Wage & hour compliance: $263K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($263K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.
Excell Operating in the Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Excell Operating at rank #49 of 717 employers ($262,823 owed). Excell Operating carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #49 of 717 Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas employers on WHD back wages ($262,823).
How Excell Operating Compares
Excell Operating in Zapata, TX has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Greene's Energy Group, LLC (Second main file) in Lafayette, LA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Excell Operating to date. The Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas sector average runs $4,539 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Excell Operating owed $262,823 in back wages to 118 employees across 1 case and 218 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas
How Excell Operating compares to the Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas sector, which has 2,294 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Excell Operating | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.2 |
| Violations | 0 | 3.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $4,539 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,042 |
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What to do with this record
Use Excell Operating's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Excell Operating against Coalburg Enterprises, Inc., a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
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- Excell Operating also carries $262,823 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.