GROOT INDUSTRIES is a other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal employer in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 0 violations and $0 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.
GROOT INDUSTRIES
1759 ELMHURST RD., ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, 60007
Parent: Waste Connections, Inc. (1,431 locations)
562219 — Top companies in Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
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▶SEC Enforcement(1)
$10,000,000,000 totallast: 2023-09-25
SEC Enforcement(1)
SEC Litigation Releases filed against Waste Connections, Inc.— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
GROOT INDUSTRIES is one of 1,431 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Waste Connections, Inc.. Waste Connections, Inc. is a SEC public reporter (WCN), with most recent reported revenue of $9.5B.
Federal enforcement records on GROOT INDUSTRIES represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Waste Connections, Inc. across all 1,431 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- GILL-SIMPSON INC — CUMBERLAND, MD — 3 federal records
- ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC — JAMAICA, NY — 3 federal records
- PRATT & WHITNEY — EAST HARTFORD, CT — 3 federal records
- GILLETTE CITRUS INC. — DINUBA, CA — 3 federal records
- PRATT & WHITNEY — MIDDLETOWN, CT — 3 federal records
- BLUE DIAMOND DISPOSAL, INC. — MOUNT ARLINGTON, NJ — 2 federal records
- 317721940 - KAHUT WASTE SERVICES LLC — CLACKAMAS, OR — 2 federal records
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- WASTE MANAGEMENT — WHEELING — 2 federal records
- VILLAGE OF STICKNEY-PUBLIC WORKS — STICKNEY — 1 federal record
- ALLIED WASTE SERVICES — CHICAGO — 1 federal record
- CWI OF ILLINOIS, INC. — MARION — 1 federal record
- LIQUID ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS — CHICAGO — 1 federal record
- VEOLIA ES SOLID WASTE MIDWEST, LLC — DAVIS JUNCTION — 1 federal record
- WASTE MANAGEMENT OF LAKE COUNTY — ANTIOCH — 1 federal record
- VEOLIA ES SOLID WASTE MIDWEST, LLC — WAUKEGAN — 1 federal record
- ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC DBA REPUBLIC SERVICES OF MELROSE PARK — NORTHLAKE — 1 federal record
- ILLINI ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. — CASEYVILLE — 1 federal record
Industry context
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.5 for the other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.7.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 19 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is GROOT INDUSTRIES's OSHA violation history?
- GROOT INDUSTRIES has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
- How does GROOT INDUSTRIES's safety record compare to its industry?
- GROOT INDUSTRIES operates in the other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GROOT INDUSTRIES of ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 5 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 12 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. GROOT INDUSTRIES resolves to the parent rollup Waste Connections, Inc., which operates 1,431 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for GROOT INDUSTRIES include 1 hospitalization.
This profile may be incomplete if GROOT INDUSTRIESoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.