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CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.

1120 BERRYESSA RD., SAN JOSE, CA, 95133
Operated by California Waste Solutions · 1 of 3 establishments
562111Solid Waste Collection

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OSHA inspections
4
over 13 years
Violations
19
$27,360 in penalties
Penalties
$27,360
$1,440 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 4 hospitalizations

Summary

CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $27,360 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 543 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 13 yrs
Violations
19
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$27,360
$1,440 avg / violation
21% serious79% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 4

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 19 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $27,360 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5185(N)11$5,400Apr 2022Apr 2022
3205(C)(8)(A)11$5,400Aug 2021Aug 2021
3203(A)11$5,400Jun 2021Jun 2021
342(A)11$3,000Jun 2021Jun 2021
3650(T)(6)11$2,700Apr 2022Apr 2022
3314(G)(2)(A)11$560Apr 2022Apr 2022
3668(B)(3)11$560Apr 2022Apr 2022
5162(E)11$560Apr 2022Apr 2022
3205(C)11$560Aug 2021Aug 2021
5157 K11$560Jan 2013Jan 2013
29 CFR 2340.000111$420Jan 2013Jan 2013
29 CFR 2340.0016 A11$280Jan 2013Jan 2013
5157 G0411$280Jan 2013Jan 2013
5162 C11$280Jan 2013Jan 2013
3209 A11$280Jan 2013Jan 2013
3270 B11$280Jan 2013Jan 2013
3210 C11$280Jan 2013Jan 2013
3395 F0311$280Jan 2013Jan 2013
3203 A11$280Jan 2013Jan 2013

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5621 within CA. Peer group: 543 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $810
Inspection frequency
94th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
28.4
vs industry
+24.4
TRIR
32.5
vs industry
+27.5

Reported for 80 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
32.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Accident
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 16, 2021Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Nov 4, 2020Infectious Disease44

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for California Waste Solutions, not this location alone

Total cases
19
Unfair labor practice
16
Representation (union)
3

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other California Waste Solutions locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 19 cases · 16 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-CA-372858Unfair labor practiceSep 2025Jan 2026ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-338631Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Jul 2024ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-309914Unfair labor practiceDec 2022Jan 2023ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-299738Unfair labor practiceJul 2022Jan 2023ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-299731Unfair labor practiceJul 2022Jan 2023ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
02-CA-285155Unfair labor practiceOct 2021OpenRegion 02, New York, New York
32-CA-285209Unfair labor practiceOct 2021Nov 2021ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-281286Representation electionAug 2021Nov 2021ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-246365Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Oct 2019ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-246184Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Nov 2019ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-217338Representation electionMar 2018Apr 2018ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-216368Representation electionMar 2018Apr 2018ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-123689Unfair labor practiceMar 2014Mar 2014ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-119319Unfair labor practiceDec 2013Jan 2014ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-110270Unfair labor practiceJul 2013Sep 2013ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-067175Unfair labor practiceOct 2011May 2012ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-025612Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Apr 2011ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024922Unfair labor practiceJan 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-023032Unfair labor practiceJan 2007Mar 2007ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS
1120 BERRYESSA RD · SAN JOSE, CA, 95133
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00Nov 2017View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-01-27Planned52$9,780
2021-03-04Fatality/Catastrophe21$5,960
2020-11-18Accident21$8,400
2012-09-25Complaint10$3,220

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization California Waste Solutions.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of California Waste Solutions across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup California Waste Solutions, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $27,360 in total penalties.
How does CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC. operates in the solid waste collection industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 28.4 compared to an industry average of 4.
Has CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving CALIFORNIA WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC..