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DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. is a other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal employer in ST. JOSEPH, MO. Federal records show 4 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $4,014 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.

DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC.

5310 ST. JOSEPH AVENUE, ST. JOSEPH, MO, 64505

Parent: WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (2,608 locations)

562219 Top companies in Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

Federal Enforcement
4
OSHA inspections
5 violations
$4,014 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.5
Industry Avg DART
1.7
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
4
OSHA Violations
5
Total Penalties
$4,014
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
22 years
Last Activity
16yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
80% serious$803 avg per violation$1,004 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$4,014 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
4
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

92%
Worse than most peers
vs 51 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
88%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
98%

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SEC Enforcement(2)

$3,289,301 totallast: 2015-10-27

SEC Litigation Releases filed against WASTE MANAGEMENT INC— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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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

DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. is one of 2,608 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC is a SEC public reporter (WM), with most recent reported revenue of $25.2B.

Federal enforcement records on DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of WASTE MANAGEMENT INC across all 2,608 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

Other employers in Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal within MO

Industry context

Within the other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal industry in MO, DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. ranks in the 92th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 51 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 88th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 98th percentile.

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 16 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $4,014 in total penalties.
How does DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. of ST. JOSEPH, MO from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, 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. DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. resolves to the parent rollup WASTE MANAGEMENT INC, which operates 2,608 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC.operates 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.