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STERICYCLE INC

830 WESTLAKE AVENUE, MORTON, WA, 98356
Operated by Stericycle Inc · 1 of 93 establishments
562211Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
EIN 363640402

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OSHA inspections
15
over 33 years
Violations
15
$3,200 in penalties
Penalties
$3,200
$213 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

STERICYCLE INC has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $3,200 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 71 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year 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, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
15
0.5 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
15
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$3,200
$213 avg / violation
20% serious80% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 15
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 15

40% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $3,200 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 0270.003001 A21$200Nov 1997Nov 1997
296-823-1300511$2,100Apr 2019Apr 2019
29 CFR 0240.002001 B11$900Nov 1997Nov 1997
296-800-2200511May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 8003.105011Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 8002.80300211Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 0620.711111Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 0620.71700111Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 0620.00800211Nov 1997Nov 1997
29 CFR 0241.35010211Sep 1996Sep 1996
29 CFR 0247.500901 C11Sep 1996Sep 1996
29 CFR 0247.501101 B11Sep 1996Sep 1996
29 CFR 0247.35090111Sep 1996Sep 1996
29 CFR 0241.80050911Sep 1996Sep 1996

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5622 within WA. Peer group: 71 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
8.2
vs industry
+6.9
TRIR
14.3
vs industry
+12.4

Reported for 49 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
14.3
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
6
Complaint
5
Referral
4

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

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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 WA — for Stericycle Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
1

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.). 1 case · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
19-RC-376508Representation electionDec 2025Jan 2026ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington

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)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for STERICYCLE INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
562021
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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
2025-03-24Complaint1$0
2023-10-05Complaint0$0
2020-07-06Referral0$0
2019-01-29Referral11$2,100
2018-03-06Complaint0$0
2015-09-09Planned0$0
2013-03-27Planned0$0
2011-03-02Planned2$0
2006-10-05Planned0$0
2000-07-05Planned2$0
1999-03-08Complaint0$0
1997-08-06Referral0$0
1997-07-23Complaint42$1,100
1996-09-06Planned5$0
1993-03-29Referral0$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 93 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 93 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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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 93 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 15 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $3,200 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 8.17 compared to an industry average of 1.3.