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WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

1510 SOUTH HWY 3, NORTHFIELD, MN, 55057
Operated by WASTE MANAGEMENT INC · 1 of 1,214 establishments
562111Solid Waste Collection

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OSHA inspections
1
over 14 years
Violations
0
Penalties
$0
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 14 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC 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
1
0.1 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
0
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

Peer comparison

0th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 5621 within MN. Peer group: 202 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $250
Inspection frequency
0th
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
−4.0
TRIR
7.8
vs industry
+2.8

Reported for 25 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
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.8
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
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 INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
14 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Violations
2
Assessed penalties
$355

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. 2 citations · 1S&S · 2 contractor · $355 proposed / $355 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
6556093
United - Mine
St Louis, MN
contractor: Waste Management
Jun 2010YesModNegligence$243$243
6556097
United - Mine
St Louis, MN
contractor: Waste Management
Jun 2010NoModNegligence$112$112

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 MN — for WASTE MANAGEMENT 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 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.). 1 case · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-RC-017744Representation electionJan 2011Jan 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. 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
2012-01-31Planned0$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 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

Other employers in solid waste collection within MN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by WASTE MANAGEMENT INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WASTE MANAGEMENT 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 WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's OSHA violation history?
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's safety record compare to its industry?
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC operates in the solid waste collection industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 4.