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STERICYCLE, INC.

1551 SHELTON DRIVE, HOLLISTER, CA, 95023
Operated by Stericycle Inc · 1 of 92 establishments
562211Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
EIN 363640402

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OSHA inspections
2
over 7 years
Violations
1
$560 in penalties
Penalties
$560
$560 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

STERICYCLE, INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 7 years of recorded history, with $560 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 39th 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

STERICYCLE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.3 / yr · last 7 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$560
$560 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 2

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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $560 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3650(T)(12)11$560Jun 2021Jun 2021

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

39th

Below average violations in NAICS 5622 within CA. Peer group: 422 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
52nd
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
6.6
vs industry
+5.3
TRIR
6.6
vs industry
+4.7

Reported for 29 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
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.6
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

Complaint
1
Accident
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 STERICYCLE, INC.. 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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 19, 2019Caught Between,Caught In,Finger,Fracture,Hand11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

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 STERICYCLE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
25
Unfair labor practice
14
Representation (union)
11

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 Stericycle 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.). 25 cases · 14 ULP · 11 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-CA-383883Unfair labor practiceMar 2026OpenRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-383269Representation electionMar 2026Apr 2026ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-379069Unfair labor practiceJan 2026OpenRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-376826Representation electionDec 2025Jan 2026ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
31-RC-375711Representation electionNov 2025Feb 2026ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-RM-340917Representation electionApr 2024Jun 2024ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-340009Representation electionApr 2024Jun 2024ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RM-330388Representation electionNov 2023Jun 2025ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-329477Representation electionNov 2023Dec 2023ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-328903Representation electionOct 2023Nov 2023ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
32-RC-253760Representation electionDec 2019Feb 2020ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-229310Representation electionOct 2018Nov 2018ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-025058Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Oct 2011ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024747Unfair labor practiceSep 2009Nov 2009ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024600Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024479Unfair labor practiceApr 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024411Unfair labor practiceMar 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024356Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024351Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024326Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Oct 2011ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024230Unfair labor practiceNov 2008Oct 2011ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-005603Representation electionNov 2008Jan 2012ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-020764Unfair labor practiceJul 2003Dec 2003ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-020746Unfair labor practiceJul 2003Dec 2003ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
31-CA-025191Unfair labor practiceJul 2001Jan 2002ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, 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 STERICYCLE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
STERICYCLE INC
1551 SHELTON DR · HOLLISTER, CA, 95023
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified20Oct 2024View →
STERICYCLE INC
1551 SHELTON DR · HOLLISTER, CA, 95023
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$52.5M
Disposition
DP
Crime type
FCPA

Independent monitor required. First case: 2022-04-18. Most recent: 2022-04-18. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 required a monitor · $52,500,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. STERICYCLE, INC.
Stericycle, Inc. · SRCL
Apr 2022DP
36-mo agreement
FCPAUSDOJ - Criminal Division - Fraud Section$52,500,000Yes

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-01-06Complaint1$560
2019-03-12Accident0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

STERICYCLE, INC. is one of 92 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Stericycle Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Stericycle Inc across all 92 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STERICYCLE, 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 Stericycle Inc, which operates 92 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 STERICYCLE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
STERICYCLE, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $560 in total penalties.
How does STERICYCLE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
STERICYCLE, INC. operates in the hazardous waste treatment and disposal industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. STERICYCLE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 6.59 compared to an industry average of 1.3.