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COVANTA BRISTOL, INC.

170 ENTERPRISE DRIVE, BRISTOL, CT, 06010
Operated by Covanta Holding Corporation · 1 of 25 establishments
562213Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators

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OSHA inspections
3
over 25 years
Violations
18
$43,760 in penalties
Penalties
$43,760
$2,431 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

COVANTA BRISTOL, INC. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $43,760 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 146 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

COVANTA BRISTOL, 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
3
0.1 / yr · last 25 yrs
Violations
18
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$43,760
$2,431 avg / violation
44% serious56% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

33% 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $43,760 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0146 C07 III11$5,600Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0411$5,600Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I A11$4,400Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$4,400Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0269 A02 II D11$4,400Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0911$4,400Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$3,520Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$3,520Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411$2,640Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211$2,640Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0106 B04 IV G11$2,640Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0146 D03 III11Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0146 D0611Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0146 E0111Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0611Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I B11Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I C11Feb 2015Feb 2015

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

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 5622 within CT. Peer group: 146 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $218
Inspection frequency
76th
peer median: 2

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
0.0
vs industry
−1.7
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.5

Reported for 42 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
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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

Complaint
1
Referral
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 COVANTA BRISTOL, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 COVANTA BRISTOL, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COVANTA BRISTOL, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CT — for Covanta Holding Corporation, not this location alone

Total cases
7
Unfair labor practice
7

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 Covanta Holding Corporation 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.). 7 cases · 7 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-097804Unfair labor practiceFeb 2013Apr 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012378Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Jun 2011ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012339Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Jun 2011ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-011654Unfair labor practiceDec 2006Aug 2008ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-011608Unfair labor practiceOct 2006Jan 2007ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-011578Unfair labor practiceAug 2006Dec 2008ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-011543Unfair labor practiceJul 2006Dec 2008ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts

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 COVANTA BRISTOL, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COVANTA BRISTOL, 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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
COVANTA BRISTOL, INC
170 ENTERPRISE DRIVE · BRISTOL, CT, 06010
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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 COVANTA BRISTOL, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-10-08Referral0$0
2014-10-01Complaint188$43,760
2001-04-19Unprogrammed Related0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

COVANTA BRISTOL, INC. is one of 25 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Covanta Holding Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Covanta Holding Corporation across all 25 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COVANTA BRISTOL, 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 Covanta Holding Corporation, which operates 25 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 COVANTA BRISTOL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
COVANTA BRISTOL, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $43,760 in total penalties.
How does COVANTA BRISTOL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
COVANTA BRISTOL, INC. operates in the solid waste combustors and incinerators industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. COVANTA BRISTOL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.7.