Establishment profile
RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.
4741 WATT AVE, NORTH HIGHLANDS, CA, 95660
562920 — Materials Recovery Facilities
EIN 942764452
Summary
RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $16,285 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,140 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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
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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $16,285 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4051(A) | 1 | 1 | $3,375 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0012 A | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 3210(B) | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 4070(A) | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 4075(A) | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 5185(N) | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 3664 A | 1 | 1 | $275 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 461(C) | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 5174(F) | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 4050(A) | 1 | 1 | $225 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 3578(G) | 1 | 1 | $225 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 4650(D) | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 2500.0008 A01 | 1 | 1 | $125 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 3272(C) | 1 | 1 | $125 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 2500.0025 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 4002(A) | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 2473.0001 C | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 5162(E) | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 2473.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 2500.0010 A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | Jul 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5629 within CA. Peer group: 1,140 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 45 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
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
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 RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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 RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CA — for RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC., not this location alone
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 RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-RC-017604 | Representation election | May 2000 | Dec 2006 | Closed | Region 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 RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RECYCLING INDUSTRIES INC 4741 WATT AVENUE · NORTH HIGHLANDS, CA, 95660 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 6 | 1 | 0 | — | Mar 2022 | View → |
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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-03 | Planned | 19 | 8 | $16,010 | |
| 2014-06-17 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-03-15 | Complaint | 1 | — | $275 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RECYCLING 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $16,285 in total penalties.
- How does RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the materials recovery facilities industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.9. RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 11.1 compared to an industry average of 4.8.