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PACIFIC WASTE INC

75-5660 PALANI RD, KAILUA KONA, HI, 96740
Operated by Pacific Waste
924110Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs

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OSHA inspections
1
over 12 years
Violations
18
$4,620 in penalties
Penalties
$4,620
$257 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

PACIFIC WASTE INC has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 12 years of recorded history, with $4,620 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 88 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

PACIFIC WASTE 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 (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 12 yrs
Violations
18
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$4,620
$257 avg / violation
56% serious44% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 1

100% 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $4,620 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$963Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411$770Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 I11$770Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II11$770Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$770Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$578Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0711Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II11Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 IV11Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 6000.0711Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 I11Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0111Jul 2014Jul 2014

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 9241 within HI. Peer group: 88 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
79th
peer median: $870
Inspection frequency
0th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.9
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−3.2

Reported for 34 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
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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

Referral
1

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 PACIFIC WASTE INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 PACIFIC WASTE INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in HI — for Pacific Waste, not this location alone

Total cases
1
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 Pacific Waste locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
20-RC-102585Representation electionApr 2013May 2013ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 PACIFIC WASTE INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PACIFIC WASTE INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
3478024
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 PACIFIC WASTE INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$1.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$3.7M
Awards
97
Top agency
Department of Defense
$3.4M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$3.4M
Department of the Interior$292K
Department of Commerce$18K
Department of Transportation$15K
Smithsonian Institution$6K
Largest awards (top 50 of 97)
  • Department of Defense
    REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2014-08-21
    $373,978
  • Department of Defense
    PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS
    contract · Last action 2021-01-19
    $188,544
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2024-08-07
    $163,348
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2024-03-27
    $130,890
  • Department of Defense
    DISPOSAL OF COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY WASTE FOR ARMY INSTALLATIONS ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII AT POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA (PTA), KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP (KMC), AND KAWAIHAE DOCK (K-DOCK).
    contract · Last action 2025-09-18
    $109,597
  • Department of Defense
    PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS
    contract · Last action 2023-04-24
    $104,875
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2022-02-04
    $87,933
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE
    contract · Last action 2025-04-17
    $81,938
  • Department of Defense
    PTA AND KMC REFUSE SERVICE FOR 01 NOV 25 - 31 JAN 26.
    contract · Last action 2025-12-12
    $75,535
  • Department of Defense
    PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS
    contract · Last action 2023-04-07
    $70,481
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2021-06-16
    $70,218
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA
    contract · Last action 2025-04-15
    $69,173
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::CT::IGF PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS
    contract · Last action 2020-09-04
    $63,484
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2025-04-10
    $61,413
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2023-08-30
    $59,947
  • Department of the Interior
    PUHO TRASH REMOVAL SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2025-12-02
    $59,080
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA - OCT-NOV 2020
    contract · Last action 2021-06-15
    $58,260
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2024-03-08
    $57,717
  • Department of Defense
    DISPOSAL OF COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY WASTE FOR ARMY INSTALLATIONS ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII AT POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP, AND KAWAIHAE DOCK.
    contract · Last action 2025-06-26
    $53,717
  • Department of Defense
    DISPOSAL OF COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY WASTE FOR ARMY INSTALLATIONS ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII AT POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA (PTA), KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP (KMC), AND KAWAIHAE DOCK (K-DOCK).
    contract · Last action 2025-06-05
    $53,717
  • Department of Defense
    DISPOSAL OF COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY WASTE FOR ARMY INSTALLATIONS ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII AT POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA (PTA), KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP (KMC), AND KAWAIHAE DOCK (K-DOCK).
    contract · Last action 2025-05-06
    $53,717
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::CT::IGF PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS REFUSE SERVICES, KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP, HI
    contract · Last action 2019-11-19
    $51,558
  • Department of Defense
    PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS
    contract · Last action 2020-06-08
    $51,392
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2023-09-11
    $50,659
  • Department of Defense
    PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS
    contract · Last action 2020-06-11
    $49,294
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS TASK ORDER FOR SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2019-07-03
    $48,771
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2024-03-26
    $48,170
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2024-03-27
    $45,543
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA - AUG-SEP 2020
    contract · Last action 2021-01-20
    $45,543
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2022-08-15
    $44,673
  • Department of Defense
    PROVIDE ALL LABOR, MANAGEMENT, EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND TOOLS NECESSARY TO PERFORM COMMERCIAL TYPE REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES AT KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP, ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII.
    contract · Last action 2014-09-17
    $43,208
  • Department of Defense
    REFUSE PICKUP AND DISPOSAL SERVICES AT KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP, ISLAND OF HAWAII, HI
    contract · Last action 2014-09-06
    $42,403
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS
    contract · Last action 2019-09-29
    $39,171
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA REFUSE FROM 1 APR - 30 JUN 2020
    contract · Last action 2020-10-14
    $39,021
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2024-03-26
    $37,520
  • Department of the Interior
    KAHO GREEN WASTE DISPOSAL
    contract · Last action 2024-09-21
    $36,481
  • Department of the Interior
    PUHO GREEN WASTE REMOVAL
    contract · Last action 2025-06-17
    $35,845
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS TASK ORDER FOR SERVICES, KMC, HAWAII
    contract · Last action 2020-01-21
    $35,350
  • Department of Defense
    PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS
    contract · Last action 2023-04-24
    $34,504
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2023-09-11
    $33,970
  • Department of the Interior
    GREEN WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES AT KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, HAWAII
    contract · Last action 2023-09-11
    $33,000
  • Department of the Interior
    GREEN WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES AT KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, HAWAII
    contract · Last action 2022-06-07
    $33,000
  • Department of Defense
    PSC S205 TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SVCS IGF::CT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2015-10-16
    $32,370
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2022-08-17
    $32,283
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2020-03-12
    $32,283
  • Department of the Interior
    KAHO - TRASH REMOVAL SERVICE , 5 YRS OP.
    contract · Last action 2025-11-18
    $32,218
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF PROVIDE ALL LABOR, MANAGEMENT, EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND TOOLS NECESSARY TO PERFORM COMMERCIAL TYPE REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES AT KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP, ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII.
    contract · Last action 2014-09-24
    $30,954
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2024-08-01
    $29,960
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2024-08-20
    $29,912
  • Department of Defense
    COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF PTA
    contract · Last action 2024-08-02
    $29,138

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 562111 - SOLID WASTE COLLECTION. Last action: 2026-03-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-02-27Referral1810$4,620

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PACIFIC WASTE INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Pacific Waste.

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

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Other employers in administration of air and water resource and solid waste management programs within HI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PACIFIC WASTE 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.

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Frequently asked

What is PACIFIC WASTE INC's OSHA violation history?
PACIFIC WASTE INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 18 violations and $4,620 in total penalties.
How does PACIFIC WASTE INC's safety record compare to its industry?
PACIFIC WASTE INC operates in the administration of air and water resource and solid waste management programs industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. PACIFIC WASTE INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.9.