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ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC

168-46 DOUGLAS AVENUE, JAMAICA, NY, 11423
Operated by Waste Connections, Inc · 1 of 468 establishments
562920Materials Recovery Facilities

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OSHA inspections
4
over 16 years
Violations
2
$3,739 in penalties
Penalties
$3,739
$1,870 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $3,739 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 50th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 512 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ROYAL WASTE SERVICES 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

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
2
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$3,739
$1,870 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

50% 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $3,739 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0025 B0111$3,239Feb 2020Feb 2020
29 CFR 1904.0041 B0211$500Jan 2010Jan 2010

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

50th

Above average violations in NAICS 5629 within NY. Peer group: 512 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
74th
peer median: $900
Inspection frequency
96th
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
3.2
vs industry
−1.6
TRIR
3.8
vs industry
−2.1

Reported for 174 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
5.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.8
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
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 ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
20
Unfair labor practice
15
Representation (union)
5

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.

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.). 20 cases · 15 ULP · 5 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
29-CA-317548Unfair labor practiceMay 2023May 2024ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-RC-238821Representation electionApr 2019Jul 2019ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-229762Unfair labor practiceOct 2018Dec 2018ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-229761Unfair labor practiceOct 2018Dec 2018ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-225646Unfair labor practiceAug 2018May 2019ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-222419Unfair labor practiceJun 2018Jul 2018ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-220426Unfair labor practiceMay 2018May 2019ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-219866Unfair labor practiceMay 2018May 2019ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-217244Unfair labor practiceMar 2018May 2019ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-RC-192600Representation electionFeb 2017Mar 2017ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-RC-185146Representation electionSep 2016Oct 2016ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-176616Unfair labor practiceMay 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-RC-165604Representation electionDec 2015Dec 2015ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-RC-150146Representation electionApr 2015Apr 2015ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-138276Unfair labor practiceOct 2014Oct 2014ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-079962Unfair labor practiceApr 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-079960Unfair labor practiceApr 2012Jul 2012ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-062663Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-029782Unfair labor practiceAug 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-028820Unfair labor practiceMar 2008May 2008ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York

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 ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
3

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC
187-40 HOLLIS AVE · HOLLIS, NY, 11423
WaterRCRAViolation Identified
QNCR 3
10Sep 2024View →

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 ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — RTX CORP (across 367 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$89.9B
Obligated (all-time)
$299.3B
Awards (all-time)
224,295

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-02-10Complaint0$0
2020-01-29Planned0$0
2020-01-14Planned11$3,239
2009-12-04Other1$500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ROYAL WASTE SERVICES 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

Other establishments operated by Waste Connections, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ROYAL WASTE SERVICES 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.

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Frequently asked

What is ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC's OSHA violation history?
ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $3,739 in total penalties.
How does ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC operates in the materials recovery facilities industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.9. ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.22 compared to an industry average of 4.8.