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EMERALD SERVICES INC

1825 ALEXANDER AVE, TACOMA, WA, 98421
Operated by CLEAN HARBORS INC · 1 of 250 establishments
562219Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

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OSHA inspections
4
over 22 years
Violations
6
$950 in penalties
Penalties
$950
$158 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

EMERALD SERVICES INC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $950 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 70 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

EMERALD 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, 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
4
0.2 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
6
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$950
$158 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 5622 within WA. Peer group: 70 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
77th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
90th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

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

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
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
2
Referral
2

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 EMERALD SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 EMERALD SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for EMERALD SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
1

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.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for EMERALD SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for EMERALD 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 EMERALD 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
2015-11-04Referral0$0
2010-07-08Planned11$350
2010-07-08Planned31$600
2003-11-17Referral2$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

EMERALD 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 other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal within WA, 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 EMERALD 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.

Frequently asked

What is EMERALD SERVICES INC's OSHA violation history?
EMERALD SERVICES INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $950 in total penalties.
How does EMERALD SERVICES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
EMERALD SERVICES INC operates in the other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5.