Establishment profile
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC.
6510 BRIGHTON BLVD., COMMERCE CITY, CO, 80022
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 841407871
Summary
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC. has accumulated 39 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 14 years of recorded history, with $21,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 108 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
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. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $21,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A02 | 2 | 1 | $4,200 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 2 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 I02 IV | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 J01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H01 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 L01 I A | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 C | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 J03 I B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 M02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 F01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 F02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 I03 V | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 J02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 J03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
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 4239 within CO. Peer group: 108 employers. This establishment has 39 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 72 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Sep 2021
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2021 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING 6510 BRIGHTON BLVD · ADAMS COUNTY, CO, 80022 | AirWater | Violation Identified QNCR 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Sep 2019 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2009-01-30. Most recent: 2009-01-30. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of CommerceIGF::OT::IGF - CONTRACTOR TO LOAD AND HAUL AWAY SCRAP METAL PILE.contract · Last action 2016-10-04$4,500
- Department of CommerceSCRAP METAL RECYCLING BASE, PLUS 4 OPTION YEARScontract · Last action 2026-04-01$0
- Department of CommerceIGF::OT::IGF SCRAP METAL RECYCLING SERVICEScontract · Last action 2019-10-04$0
- Department of CommerceIGF::OT:IGF SCRAP METAL RECYCLINGcontract · Last action 2019-08-07$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 423930 - RECYCLABLE MATERIAL MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2026-04-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-15 | Planned | 39 | 37 | $21,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in recyclable material merchant wholesalers within CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC.COLORADO SPRINGS — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHERN COLORADO SERVICES & RECYCLING LLCPUEBLO — 2 federal enforcement records
- METECH RECYCLINGDENVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLORADO IRON & METAL, INC.FORT COLLINS — 1 federal enforcement record
- DIONISIO METAL AND IRON, INC.PUEBLO — 1 federal enforcement record
- WESTERN AUTO RECYCLING INCCOMMERCE CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- ECOCYCLE, INC.BOULDER — 1 federal enforcement record
- A-DU WELL AUTO SALVAGEDENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- USA ENTERPRISES LLCCOMMERCE CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, 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 ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 39 violations and $21,000 in total penalties.
- How does ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.12 compared to an industry average of 2.1.