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DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC

2601 MIDWEST DRIVE, KANSAS CITY, KS, 66111
Operated by WASTE MANAGEMENT INC · 1 of 1,214 establishments
562111Solid Waste Collection

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OSHA inspections
3
over 14 years
Violations
3
$3,900 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $3,900 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 72nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 19 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.2 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
3
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$3,900
$1,300 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

67% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $3,900 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0411$3,700Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0611$200Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0111Nov 2016Nov 2016

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

72nd

Above average violations in NAICS 5621 within KS. Peer group: 19 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
61st
peer median: $1,400
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.0
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
Accident
1
Referral
1

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

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Sep 2016

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Exposure to environmental heat

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Sep 7, 2016Exposure to environmental heatBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

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 3, 2012GARBAGE TRUCK,BRAKE,TRUCK,ABRASION,RUN OVER,CONTUSIONFatality11

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
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$1,867
Employees affected
8

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 · 9 violations · $1,867 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJul 2013198$1,867

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 · 9 violations · $1,867 in backwages · 8 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2011 – Jul 2013Waste CollectionFLSA98$1,867

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)

Company-level in KS — for WASTE MANAGEMENT INC, not this location alone

Violations
4
Assessed penalties
$845

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other WASTE MANAGEMENT INC operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 4 citations · 3S&S · 4 contractor · $845 proposed / $845 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8936672
Olathe Lone Elm Quarry
Johnson, KS
contractor: Deffenbaugh Industries
Aug 2015YesModNegligence$317$317
8936673
Olathe Lone Elm Quarry
Johnson, KS
contractor: Deffenbaugh Industries
Aug 2015YesModNegligence$285$285
6593244
Shawnee Quarry
Johnson, KS
contractor: Deffenbaugh Industries
Dec 2010YesModNegligence$243$243
8936671
Olathe Lone Elm Quarry
Johnson, KS
contractor: Deffenbaugh Industries
Aug 2015No

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, 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
DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC.
2601 MID-WEST DR · KANSAS CITY, KS, 66111
AirNo Violation Identified00Sep 2016View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
271225
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$211K
Obligated (all-time)
$2.2M
Awards
39
Top agency
General Services Administration
$1.2M
Company-wide — CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$17.2M
Awards (all-time)
73

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
General Services Administration$1.2M
Department of Defense$536K
Department of Veterans Affairs$373K
National Archives and Records Administration$65K
Department of Homeland Security$13K
Largest awards
  • General Services Administration
    SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2014-10-22
    $524,501
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF AWARD SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES; BOLLING FB, 601 E 12TH ST; FB, 8930 WARK PKWY; AND BANNISTER FEDERAL COMPLEX, 1500/2306/2312 E BANNISTER RD, KANSAS CITY, MO
    contract · Last action 2020-06-05
    $382,977
  • General Services Administration
    SOLID WASTE, KC NORTH
    contract · Last action 2014-08-19
    $268,471
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF CONTRACT AWARD FOR REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICES FOR THE PERRY LAKE PROJECT OF THE OPERATIONS DIVISION OF THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, KANSAS CITY DISTRICT.
    contract · Last action 2020-02-13
    $162,106
  • Department of Defense
    REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE - CLINTON LAKE KANSAS
    contract · Last action 2015-08-23
    $124,846
  • Department of Defense
    DISPOSAL CHARGE - BASE YEAR
    contract · Last action 2012-06-29
    $111,987
  • Department of Defense
    INSIDE COMPACTOR (34 CU YD) EMPTIED
    contract · Last action 2016-07-29
    $90,316
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
    contract · Last action 2022-08-01
    $60,395
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PICK-UP RECYCLEABLE MATERIALS FROM LEAVENWORTH AND TOPEKA VAMCS
    contract · Last action 2016-04-26
    $47,914
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING TO TO CONTINUE SERVICES.
    contract · Last action 2026-01-31
    $39,637
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    TRASH&COMPACTOR SERVICES FOR LEAVENWORTH AND NATIONAL CMOP OFFICES.
    contract · Last action 2017-05-11
    $39,014
  • National Archives and Records Administration
    TRASH DISPOSAL LENEXA
    contract · Last action 2025-04-23
    $37,054
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
    contract · Last action 2025-10-02
    $31,072
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
    contract · Last action 2024-09-10
    $29,851
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
    contract · Last action 2022-08-31
    $29,330
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
    contract · Last action 2021-08-27
    $25,328
  • Department of Defense
    HAUL RATE TO PULL, DUMP&RETURN
    contract · Last action 2014-07-31
    $22,835
  • National Archives and Records Administration
    TRASH SERVICES LENEXA
    contract · Last action 2018-03-12
    $22,682
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
    contract · Last action 2025-07-23
    $18,461
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OTHER FUNCTION IGF::OT::IGF RECYCLING SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2018-08-14
    $14,153
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF RECYCLING SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2016-08-24
    $12,585
  • Department of Homeland Security
    RENTAL OF PORTA-POTTIES IN JOPLIN, MO
    contract · Last action 2012-06-04
    $12,226
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OTHER FUNCTION IGF::OT::IGF RECYCLING SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2017-08-11
    $12,135
  • Department of Defense
    PROVIDE FUNDS FOR WINGS OVER WHITEMAN 20
    contract · Last action 2009-05-27
    $11,994
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF TRASH&COMPACTOR SERVICES FOR LEAVENWORTH AND NATIONAL CMOP OFFICES.
    contract · Last action 2016-03-02
    $9,039
  • Department of Defense
    FY19 40TH WASTE MANAGEMENT UAC
    contract · Last action 2020-09-23
    $5,932
  • National Archives and Records Administration
    TRASH LEES SUMMIT
    contract · Last action 2018-08-17
    $4,973
  • Department of Defense
    TRASH PICK UP DURING WARFIGHTER EXERCISE MAY 28-JUNE 30TH 2013
    contract · Last action 2013-09-05
    $3,928
  • Department of Justice
    PORTA-POTTIES FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT TRAINING.
    contract · Last action 2011-11-22
    $3,440
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RECYCLING SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2022-11-17
    $2,572
  • Department of Defense
    PICK UP 40 YEARD DUMPSTER
    contract · Last action 2009-09-09
    $2,150
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RECYCLING SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2022-11-17
    $1,313
  • Department of Homeland Security
    TRASH COLLECTION
    contract · Last action 2010-06-29
    $619
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-09-18
    $478
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
    contract · Last action 2026-02-04
    $0
  • Department of Justice
    THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE LANDFILL SERVICES FOR THE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (FCI) LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK.
    contract · Last action 2025-12-31
    $0
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OTHER FUNCTION IGF::OT::IGF RECYCLING SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2020-05-28
    $0
  • General Services Administration
    SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, KANSAS FIELD OFFICE
    contract · Last action 2013-12-19
    $0
  • General Services Administration
    SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2013-06-24
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 562111 - SOLID WASTE COLLECTION. Last action: 2026-02-04. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-09-14Referral1$0
2015-01-29Planned21$3,900
2012-02-03Accident0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC is one of 1,214 establishments rolled up under the parent organization WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of WASTE MANAGEMENT INC across all 1,214 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, 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 WASTE MANAGEMENT INC, which operates 1,214 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 DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC's OSHA violation history?
DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $3,900 in total penalties.
How does DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC operates in the solid waste collection industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.
Has DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES, INC.