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WASTE MANAGEMENT

350 SUMAC, WHEELING, IL, 60090
Operated by WASTE MANAGEMENT INC · 1 of 1,214 establishments
562219Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

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OSHA inspections
2
over 33 years
Violations
0
Penalties
$0
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

WASTE MANAGEMENT has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 33 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WASTE MANAGEMENT appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, 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
0.1 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
0
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 2

Peer comparison

0th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 5622 within IL. Peer group: 62 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $513
Inspection frequency
75th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.7
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.5

Reported for 68 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
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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 WASTE MANAGEMENT. 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
Jan 4, 1993GARBAGE TRUCK,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,BRAKE,COLLISION,LOST CONTROL,TRUCK DRIVERFatality11

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
13 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 WASTE MANAGEMENT. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Violations
8
Assessed penalties
$1,389

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA 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 operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 8 citations · 4S&S · 8 contractor · $1,389 proposed / $1,249 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8742129
Amrize Aux Sable Plant
Grundy, IL
contractor: Waste Management
Aug 2014YesHighNegligence$403$310
8747773
McCook Quarry
Cook, IL
contractor: Waste Management
May 2014YesModNegligence$243$243
8742098
Amrize The R S & D Mine
Kane, IL
contractor: Waste Management
May 2014YesModNegligence$243$243
8850497
Bolingbrook Underground
Will, IL
contractor: Waste Management
Jun 2015NoModNegligence$100$54
8850496
Bolingbrook Underground
Will, IL
contractor: Waste Management
Jun 2015YesModNegligence$100$100
8742099
Amrize The R S & D Mine
Kane, IL
contractor: Waste Management
May 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
6498958
Amrize Conco Western Stone
Kane, IL
contractor: Waste Management
Feb 2010NoHighNegligence$100$100
6498895
McCook Quarry
Cook, IL
contractor: Waste Management
Jan 2010NoHighNegligence$100$100

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
15
Unfair labor practice
15

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.). 15 cases · 15 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-386856Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-277125Unfair labor practiceMay 2021Aug 2021ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-210292Unfair labor practiceNov 2017Jan 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-172575Unfair labor practiceMar 2016May 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-151720Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Jul 2015ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
14-CA-119655Unfair labor practiceDec 2013Feb 2014ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-119654Unfair labor practiceDec 2013Oct 2016ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-084343Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Sep 2012ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-030389Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Aug 2011ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-030388Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Aug 2011ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
13-CA-045101Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Aug 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-041958Unfair labor practiceJun 2004Nov 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-041907Unfair labor practiceMay 2004Jan 2006ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-041756Unfair labor practiceMar 2004Nov 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-040249Unfair labor practiceJun 2002Jun 2002ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois

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 WASTE MANAGEMENT. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$5.5M
Disposition
NP
Crime type
Immigration

First case: 2018-08-29. Most recent: 2018-08-29. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

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.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-06-25Complaint0$0
1993-01-07Accident0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WASTE MANAGEMENT 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

Other employers in other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WASTE MANAGEMENT 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 WASTE MANAGEMENT's OSHA violation history?
WASTE MANAGEMENT has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does WASTE MANAGEMENT's safety record compare to its industry?
WASTE MANAGEMENT operates in the other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. WASTE MANAGEMENT's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.7.
Has WASTE MANAGEMENT had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving WASTE MANAGEMENT.