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RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC.

17121 NICHOLS LANE, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, 92647
Operated by Republic Services Inc · 1 of 886 establishments
562219Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
EIN 952659946

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OSHA inspections
2
over 19 years
Violations
12
$7,475 in penalties
Penalties
$7,475
$623 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC. has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $7,475 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 422 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., 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
2
0.1 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
12
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$7,475
$623 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5622 within CA. Peer group: 422 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $458
Inspection frequency
79th
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
4.4
vs industry
+2.7
TRIR
7.1
vs industry
+4.6

Reported for 152 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
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.1
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
1
Complaint
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 RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Republic Services Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
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 Republic Services Inc locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$669K
Obligated (all-time)
$669K
Awards
4
Top agency
Department of Defense
$669K
Company-wide — REPUBLIC SERVICES INC (across 192 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$96.7M
Obligated (all-time)
$181.4M
Awards (all-time)
2,224

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

Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    SEAL BEACH REFUSE COLLECTION
    contract · Last action 2025-12-12
    $322,601
  • Department of Defense
    NWSSB REFUSE AND RECYCLING
    contract · Last action 2025-03-19
    $319,429
  • Department of Defense
    SB REFUSE AND RECYCLING
    contract · Last action 2025-05-20
    $26,818
  • Department of Defense
    SEAL BEACH REFUSE AND RECYCLING SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2025-01-28
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 561210 - FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES. Last action: 2025-12-12. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-09-24Planned2$370
2007-05-22Complaint103$7,105

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC. is one of 886 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Republic Services Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Republic Services Inc across all 886 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 CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., 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 Republic Services Inc, which operates 886 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 RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $7,475 in total penalties.
How does RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC. operates in the other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. RAINBOW DISPOSAL CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.39 compared to an industry average of 1.7.