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COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC

91-174 HANUA STREET, KAPOLEI, HI, 96707
Operated by Covanta Holding Corporation · 1 of 25 establishments
562213Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators

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OSHA inspections
10
over 27 years
Violations
13
$60,957 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $60,957 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 16 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
10
0.4 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
13
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$60,957
$4,689 avg / violation
62% serious38% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 10
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 10

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $60,957 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
12-60-2(A)(3)22$18,167Oct 2017Feb 2022
12-60-2(B)(4)(C)22$14,000Sep 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$11,167Feb 2022Feb 2022
12-60-2(B)(4)(A)11$8,602Nov 2021Nov 2021
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$7,000Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0146 F0411$1,125Jun 1999Jun 1999
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0111$896Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 6300.04 E0611Jun 1999Jun 1999
29 CFR 2050.004 B01 A11Jun 1999Jun 1999
29 CFR 2050.010 A0111Jun 1999Jun 1999
29 CFR 1030.007 C11Jun 1999Jun 1999

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5622 within HI. Peer group: 16 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $1,219
Inspection frequency
100th
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
0.5
vs industry
−1.2
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
−1.0

Reported for 166 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
1.4
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
5
Referral
3

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 HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC. 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
Jul 13, 2021Arm,Burn,Face,Hand,Hose,Hot Water,Neck,Pump,Sprayed,Struck Against,Struck By,Troubleshooting,Water11
Apr 28, 2017Amputation,Maintenance,Struck By,Thumb11
Apr 6, 2017Bulldozer,Construction vehicle,Crushed,Ejected,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck ByFatality11

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
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$322,544
Employees affected
101

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 102 violations · $322,544 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeFeb 20131102101$322,544

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 102 violations · $322,544 in backwages · 101 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Feb 2011 – Feb 2013Local Generation and Distribution of Electric PowerFLSA102101$322,544

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-08-10Complaint0$0
2023-02-15Complaint0$0
2021-08-17Referral32$23,230
2021-07-15Referral11$8,602
2021-01-04Unprogrammed Related0$0
2017-05-01Referral22$14,000
2017-04-07Fatality/Catastrophe22$14,000
2005-07-25Complaint0$0
2005-07-25Complaint0$0
1999-03-03Complaint51$1,125

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC 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 HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC 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 HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC's OSHA violation history?
COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $60,956.6 in total penalties.
How does COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC operates in the solid waste combustors and incinerators industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.48 compared to an industry average of 1.7.
Has COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving COVANTA HONOLULU RESOURCE RECOVERY VENTURE LLC.