Establishment profile
SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING
3355 THOMAS RD., SANTA CLARA, CA, 95054
Operated by Bay Counties Waste Services · 1 of 3 establishments
562212 — Solid Waste Landfill
EIN 941490074
Summary
SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 19 years of recorded history, with $4,140 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 422 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING 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 (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
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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $4,140 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3314 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,925 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 3203 A04 | 1 | 1 | $485 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 3314 G02 A | 1 | 1 | $365 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 3314 H03 | 1 | 1 | $365 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 5622 within CA. Peer group: 422 employers. This establishment has 4 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 73 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 SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2006 | FRACTURE,GARBAGE TRUCK,GLOVE,PINNED,CLEANING,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,HAND,TRUCK DRIVER | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CA — for Bay Counties Waste Services, 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 Bay Counties Waste Services 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 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32-CA-259693 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2020 | May 2020 | Closed | Region 32, Oakland, 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 SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING INC 3355 THOMAS ROAD · SANTA CLARA, CA, 95054 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-24 | Accident | 4 | — | $4,140 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bay Counties Waste Services.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bay Counties Waste Services across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Bay Counties Waste Services, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BAY COUNTIES SMARTSUNNYVALE, CA — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Bay Counties Waste Services locationsParent rollup
- Solid Waste LandfillAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- Solid Waste Landfill in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING 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 Bay Counties Waste Services, which operates 3 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING's OSHA violation history?
- SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $4,140 in total penalties.
- How does SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING's safety record compare to its industry?
- SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING operates in the solid waste landfill industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. SPECIALTY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING's self-reported DART rate is 7.99 compared to an industry average of 2.1.