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GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC.

1080 WALSH AVENUE, SANTA CLARA, CA, 95050
Operated by Waste Connections, Inc · 1 of 468 establishments
562111Solid Waste Collection
EIN 204544872

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OSHA inspections
2
over 10 years
Violations
15
$7,820 in penalties
Penalties
$7,820
$521 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC. has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $7,820 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 543 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.2 / yr · last 10 yrs
Violations
15
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$7,820
$521 avg / violation
13% serious87% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5621 within CA. Peer group: 543 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
83rd
peer median: $810
Inspection frequency
78th
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
1.9
vs industry
−2.1
TRIR
1.9
vs industry
−3.1

Reported for 78 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
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.9
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

Planned
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 GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Waste Connections, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

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 Waste Connections, Inc locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2695427
Operation
C

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 GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-05-14Planned6$3,890
2015-12-18Planned92$3,930

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC. is one of 468 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Waste Connections, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Waste Connections, Inc across all 468 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GARDEN CITY SANITATION, 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 Connections, Inc, which operates 468 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 GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $7,820 in total penalties.
How does GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC. operates in the solid waste collection industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. GARDEN CITY SANITATION, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.94 compared to an industry average of 4.