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Administrative & Waste Services · Bell Gardens, CA

Southland Employment Services

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Southland Employment Services ranks #83,388 of 99,447 penalized U.S. employers by total current penalty, with a relatively clean safety record: 1 violations across 2 inspections.

Lower half by penalty0% serious
$1,275
OSHA penalties
1
Violations cited
2
OSHA inspections
#83,388
of 99,447 penalized employers

Southland Employment Services in Bell Gardens, CA has been the subject of 2 OSHA workplace inspections and 1 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Total penalties assessed: $1,275. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $5,850 in back wages owed to 6 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

The record in one line

OSHA has inspected Southland Employment Services 2 times across a longer 6-year span, an infrequent cadence. These inspections resulted in 1 violation, averaging 0.5 per inspection, on the lighter side. According to OSHA enforcement records, its total current penalty ranks #83,388 of 99,447 penalized U.S. employers (the lower half of penalized employers nationally). Against the Administrative & Waste Services industry average of 1 inspections per employer, this runs moderately above peers (1.7x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $5,850 in back wages owed to 6 affected workers. For comparison, Specialized Packaging INC in Reedley, CA is another administrative & waste services employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $7,125 in current penalties.

0.5
violations per inspection
0.0%
of violations were serious
#83,388
of 99,447 penalized employers
$5,850
in back wages recovered

Compliance score

B 84/100
  • B OSHA safety compliance: 1 violation across 2 OSHA inspections (0.5 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $6K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($6K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
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How Southland Employment Services compares on OSHA penalties

Total current penalty vs the Administrative & Waste Services per-employer average

in penalties

What this shows Southland Employment Services runs moderately below peers (0.3x the sector average) in total OSHA penalties.

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts As of 2026

Where this penalty ranks nationally

Total current OSHA penalty vs every U.S. employer with a nonzero penalty

$1,275 Top 16% most affordable more affordable than 84% of 99,447 U.S. employers with a penalty

$0–$5,000: 43,959 U.S. employers with a penalty (44%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000–$10,000: 20,304 U.S. employers with a penalty (20%). Above this entry. $10,000–$15,000: 11,027 U.S. employers with a penalty (11%). Above this entry. $15,000–$20,000: 6,546 U.S. employers with a penalty (7%). Above this entry. $20,000–$25,000: 4,175 U.S. employers with a penalty (4%). Above this entry. $25,000–$30,000: 2,877 U.S. employers with a penalty (3%). Above this entry. $30,000–$35,000: 2,036 U.S. employers with a penalty (2%). Above this entry. $35,000–$40,000: 1,493 U.S. employers with a penalty (2%). Above this entry. $40,000–$45,000: 1,095 U.S. employers with a penalty (1%). Above this entry. $45,000–$50,000: 785 U.S. employers with a penalty (1%). Above this entry. $50,000–$55,000: 5,150 U.S. employers with a penalty (5%). Above this entry. This employer $0 $55,000 every penalized U.S. employer, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts · 2026

Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?

Each dot is one of 21 Administrative & Waste Services employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Southland Employment Services.

Frequently inspected, many findingsRarely inspected, many findingsFrequently inspected, clean recordBelow median on both1.92.022.02.002.95.88.711.6OSHA inspectionsViolations citedBURLINGTON CITY DPW, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 11MID AMERICA RECYCLING LLC, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 4SCOTT YATES, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 6ALLIANCE RECYCLING CENTER INC., OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 9LKM, INC., OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 1MARTIN J GRUNDER JR., INC., OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 3WALTER HOWARD DBA TOTAL TREE CARE, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 4STAUFFER LAWN & LANDSCAPE, LLC, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 6GARDA CL NEW ENGLAND, INC., OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 1S & S TREE SERVICE, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 3CONTROLLED ASBESTOS, INC., OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 2G & G GARBAGE, LLC, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 5DMR COMPANY, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 1ALTA TREE SERVICE INC, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 2ARBORSCAPE LTD INC, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 3DAVE'S PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICES INC, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 0PREMIER STAFFING SOLUTIONS, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 0SUNRISE LANDSCAPE, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 0KALITTA AIR LLC STS TECHNICAL SERVICES, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 0ABMECH ACQUISITIONS, LLC, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 0Southland Employment Services, OSHA inspections: 2 · Violations cited: 1
Southland Employment Services has 2 OSHA inspections on record and 1 violation cited. The crosshair marks the median among these Administrative & Waste Services peers. Across this sector's tracked employers, more inspections is moderately associated with more violations found -- not a coincidence, but not a guarantee either.

Southland Employment Services in the Administrative & Waste Services enforcement ledger

In Administrative & Waste Services, Southland Employment Services sits at penalty rank #2,796 of 3,556 penalized establishments ($1,275 assessed). WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Southland Employment Services at rank #4,439 of 7,104 employers ($5,850 owed).

Combined federal exposure here: $1,275 OSHA penalties plus $5,850 WHD back wages (82.1% of the combined total is wage recovery).

How Southland Employment Services Compares

Southland Employment Services's 0.50 violations per inspection compares to the Administrative & Waste Services sector average of 2.7 violations per employer.

Against the Administrative & Waste Services industry average of $3,740 per employer, this employer's current OSHA penalty runs moderately below peers (0.3x the sector average).

Enforcement detail

OSHA Inspection History

Total Inspections

2

First Inspection

2020-02-26

Last Inspection

2026-05-12

Inspection Span

6 yrs

Violations / Inspection

0.5

Avg Penalty / Inspection

$638

Industry Avg / Inspection

$3,188

What this shows 2 inspections over 6 years, averaging 0.5 violations per visit. That's $638 per inspection vs. the Administrative & Waste Services average of $3,188.

Enforcement detail

Violation Breakdown

0

Serious

0.0% of total

0

Willful

0.0% of total

0

Repeat

0.0% of total

1

Other-Than-Serious

100.0% of total

What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.

Enforcement detail

Penalty Analysis

Initial Penalty Assessed

$1,275

Current Penalty Amount

$1,275

Penalty Reduction

None

Combined Impact (OSHA + WHD)

$7,125

What this shows No reduction on record. The current penalty matches the original OSHA assessment.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$5,850
Employees Affected
6
WHD Violations
13
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$975
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$5,850

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Southland Employment Services owed $5,850 in back wages to 6 employees across 1 case and 13 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: Administrative & Waste Services

How Southland Employment Services compares to the Administrative & Waste Services sector, which has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Southland Employment Services Industry Avg
Inspections 2 1.2
Violations 1 2.7
Total Penalty $1,275 $3,740
Avg Penalty per Inspection $638 $3,188
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Nationwide Administrative & Waste Services peers with similar penalties or inspection counts

Two OSHA-record peer sets for Southland Employment Services, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar current OSHA penalty

Nearest same-sector employers by current assessed penalty ($1,275 here).

Easy Tree, INC. $1,275 MD Coastal Enterprises of Jacksonville, INC. $1,275 NC JP'S Tree Service $1,273 MI Mid-Iowa Environmental Corporation $1,269 IA

Similar OSHA inspection count

Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (2 inspections here).

Burlington City DPW 2 insp. Burlington, NJ Mid America Recycling LLC 2 insp. Lincoln, NE Scott Yates 2 insp. Rupert, ID Alliance Recycling Center INC. 2 insp. Alliance, OH

Nearby & Similar Employers in Administrative & Waste Services

Showing 5 of 12822 other employers tracked in this sector.

Specialized Packaging INC
Reedley, CA
2 inspections $7,125
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Largo, FL
0 inspections $0
Express Services, INC.
Buffalo, NY
2 inspections $7,126
Damiano Cataldi Maintenance Service - PC
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0 inspections $0
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0 inspections $0

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What to do with this record

Use Southland Employment Services's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Southland Employment Services against Specialized Packaging INC, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Southland Employment Services's inspection and penalty record is typical for Administrative & Waste Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Administrative & Waste Services sector
  • Southland Employment Services also carries $5,850 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Southland Employment Services safe to work at? ▼
Based on OSHA records, Southland Employment Services's workplace safety record is relatively clean, with fewer violations than typical. The employer has 1 violations across 2 inspections. Compared to Administrative & Waste Services industry peers, this is below average for penalties. Review the full inspection history below for details.
How many OSHA violations does Southland Employment Services have? ▼
Southland Employment Services has 1 OSHA violations on record, including 0 serious, 0 willful, and 0 repeat violations. The total current penalty amount is $1,275.
How many OSHA inspections has Southland Employment Services had? ▼
Southland Employment Services has had 2 OSHA inspections, with the first recorded on 2020-02-26 and the most recent on 2026-05-12. This averages 0.5 violations per inspection.
What is the total penalty amount for Southland Employment Services? ▼
Southland Employment Services has been assessed $1,275 in current OSHA penalties. Additionally, $5,850 in back wages were owed through WHD enforcement.
Has Southland Employment Services been cited for wage theft? ▼
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Southland Employment Services, resulting in $5,850 in back wages owed to 6 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Southland Employment Services operate in? ▼
Southland Employment Services operates in the Administrative & Waste Services sector (NAICS code 561311). This industry has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 15,043 total OSHA inspections and $47.95M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Southland Employment Services owes me wages? ▼
If you believe Southland Employment Services owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $5,850 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
Where does Southland Employment Services rank nationally on OSHA penalties? ▼
Among the 99,447 U.S. employers with a nonzero current OSHA penalty in PlainWorker's corpus, Southland Employment Services ranks #83,388 (the lower half of penalized employers nationally). The ordinal is a live COUNT of employers with a lower total_current_penalty; see the methodology page for the exact derivation.
How does Southland Employment Services's safety record compare to industry average? ▼
Southland Employment Services's total OSHA penalty of $1,275 is below the Administrative & Waste Services industry average of $3,740 per employer. The employer has 2 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, Specialized Packaging INC in Reedley, CA is a similar administrative & waste services employer with $7,125 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology ▼

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.

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