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USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC

8761 YOUNGER CREEK DRIVE, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95828
Operated by WASTE MANAGEMENT INC · 1 of 1,214 establishments
562920Materials Recovery Facilities

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OSHA inspections
1
over 1 year
Violations
1
$18,000 in penalties
Penalties
$18,000
$18,000 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 1 year of recorded history, with $18,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 44th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,140 employers. 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

USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC 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

Inspections
1
1.0 / yr · last 1 yrs
Violations
1
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$18,000
$18,000 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 1

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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $18,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3650(T)(12)11$18,000Apr 2025Apr 2025

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

44th

Below average violations in NAICS 5629 within CA. Peer group: 1,140 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $185
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

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 USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, 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 USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for WASTE MANAGEMENT INC, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
3

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 MANAGEMENT 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.). 4 cases · 1 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-RD-377266Representation electionDec 2025Jan 2026ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-372596Representation electionSep 2025Dec 2025ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
20-RD-343583Representation electionJun 2024Jul 2024ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-128910Unfair labor practiceMay 2014Nov 2014ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, 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 USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA INC
8761 YOUNGER CREEK DR · SACRAMENTO, CA, 95828
WaterNo 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

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$681K
Obligated (all-time)
$1.3M
Awards
16
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$1.0M
Company-wide — WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. (across 297 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$12.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$190.5M
Awards (all-time)
3,087

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.0M
Department of the Interior$148K
Department of Defense$98K
Department of Energy$20K
Department of Homeland Security$19K
Largest awards
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF- SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING FOR VANCHCS - CA
    contract · Last action 2022-12-02
    $294,916
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2025-03-31
    $217,234
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FOR SACRAMENTO VA AT MATHER AND MCCLELLAN OPC.
    contract · Last action 2015-11-23
    $193,454
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SOLIE WASTE REMOVAL/DISPOSAL FOR VA MATHER/VA MCCLELLAN FACILITIES- 1 YEAR
    contract · Last action 2023-03-21
    $192,978
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    WASTE MANANGEMENT SERVICES VA NOR CAL
    contract · Last action 2025-09-30
    $119,452
  • Department of the Interior
    X:NOGRN SOLID WASTE AND RUBBISH REMOVAL FOR WHISKEYTOWN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, SHASTA COUNTY, CA.
    contract · Last action 2024-04-03
    $106,215
  • Department of Defense
    REFUSE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION FOR DMEA
    contract · Last action 2025-04-03
    $68,003
  • Department of the Interior
    PROCUREMENT OF TRASH DISPOSAL SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2016-05-12
    $41,944
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING FOR VANCHCS - CA
    contract · Last action 2024-10-31
    $31,914
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR DMEA'S REFUSE AND RECYCLING SERVICES FOR FIVE (5) YEARS; BASE PLUS FOUR (4) OPTION YEARS.
    contract · Last action 2020-07-13
    $30,222
  • Department of Homeland Security
    REFUSE SERVICES/ AIRSTA SACRAMENTO FY21
    contract · Last action 2026-03-25
    $11,671
  • Department of Energy
    IGF::OT::IGF UTILITY - WASTE DISPOSAL FOR KESWICK SUBSTATION AND ANDERSON COTTONWOOD DISPOSAL DUMP FEES
    contract · Last action 2015-09-02
    $9,000
  • Department of Homeland Security
    WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE AIR STATION SACRAMENTO FY202
    contract · Last action 2021-10-01
    $7,506
  • Department of Energy
    IGF::OT::IGF UTILITY FAR PO FOR WASTE DISPOSAL TO SERVICE KESWICK
    contract · Last action 2013-09-19
    $7,000
  • Department of Energy
    UTILITY FAR FY 16 WASTE DISPOSAL FOR EMF AND SUBSTATION. IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2015-09-09
    $3,500
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF WASTER REMOVAL FY-18 CONTRACT FOR AIRSTA SACRAMENTO
    contract · Last action 2017-10-31
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 562111 - SOLID WASTE COLLECTION. Last action: 2026-03-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-11-22Accident11$18,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC is one of 1,214 establishments rolled up under the parent organization WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of WASTE MANAGEMENT INC across all 1,214 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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, 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 MANAGEMENT INC, which operates 1,214 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 USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC's OSHA violation history?
USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $18,000 in total penalties.
How does USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC operates in the materials recovery facilities industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.9.