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CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.

500 MECHAM ROAD, BUILDING #5, PETALUMA, CA, 94952
Operated by CLEAN HARBORS INC · 1 of 250 establishments
562211Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

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OSHA inspections
1
over 19 years
Violations
1
$150 in penalties
Penalties
$150
$150 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 19 years of recorded history, with $150 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 39th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 422 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, 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
1
0.1 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$150
$150 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $150 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 2500.0009 A11$150Aug 2007Aug 2007

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

39th

Below average violations in NAICS 5622 within CA. Peer group: 422 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
41st
peer median: $458
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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- 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 CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for CLEAN HARBORS INC, not this location alone

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
4

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 CLEAN HARBORS INC 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.). 5 cases · 1 ULP · 4 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-RD-386593Representation electionMay 2026OpenRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-356381Representation electionDec 2024Apr 2026ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-355736Unfair labor practiceNov 2024OpenRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-354066Representation electionNov 2024Dec 2024ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
20-RC-155389Representation electionJul 2015Aug 2015ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, 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 CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — CLEAN HARBORS, INC (across 16 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$45.5M
Obligated (all-time)
$519.5M
Awards (all-time)
47,509

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-05-31Planned1$150

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. is one of 250 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CLEAN HARBORS INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CLEAN HARBORS INC across all 250 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in hazardous waste treatment and disposal within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by CLEAN HARBORS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, 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 CLEAN HARBORS INC, which operates 250 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 CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $150 in total penalties.
How does CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. operates in the hazardous waste treatment and disposal industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.