Establishment profile
UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC
1 RECYCLE DRIVE, OWEGO, NY, 13827
Operated by Upstate Recycling LLC
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 274293290
Summary
UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $9,911 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 286 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
33% 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $9,911 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 5 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 G | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $812 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $812 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $812 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $650 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 F | 1 | 1 | $650 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 III | 1 | 1 | $650 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $650 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 M02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 IIA | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IX | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | Aug 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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4239 within NY. Peer group: 286 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 81 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) · Feb 2017 – Jul 2022 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 18, 2017 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | 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 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC. 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 · $400,000 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC 1 RECYCLE DRIVE · OWEGO, NY, 13827 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 1 | $400,000 | — | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-06 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-01-06 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-06-09 | Complaint | 15 | 10 | $5,361 | |
| 2010-06-09 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $4,550 | |
| 2001-05-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-06-26 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Upstate Recycling LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Upstate Recycling LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC's OSHA violation history?
- UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $9,911 in total penalties.
- How does UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. UPSTATE SHREDDING LLC's self-reported DART rate is 21.86 compared to an industry average of 2.1.