Establishment profile
WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC.
3315 DRENNAN INDUSTRIAL LOOP SOUTH, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 80910
Operated by WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 840871939
Summary
WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $1,970 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 108 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
67% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $1,970 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $950 | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0035 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0040 A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
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 CO. Peer group: 108 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 22 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 2015 – Mar 2016
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Ankle(s) | 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 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $45 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Feb 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $45 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $45 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2007 – Feb 2009 | Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers | FLSA | 1 | 1 | $45 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC.. 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 WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
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 · $155,000 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING CO INC 3315 DRENNAN INDUSTRIAL LOOP S · COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 80910 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 0 | 2 | $155,000 | Aug 2013 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-16 | Planned | 8 | 1 | $950 | |
| 2016-03-09 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | |
| 2002-06-05 | Planned | 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
WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in recyclable material merchant wholesalers within CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- OXFORD RECYCLING, INC.ENGLEWOOD — 2 federal enforcement records
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECYCLING, INC.COMMERCE CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHERN COLORADO SERVICES & RECYCLING LLCPUEBLO — 2 federal enforcement records
- METECH RECYCLINGDENVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLORADO IRON & METAL, INC.FORT COLLINS — 1 federal enforcement record
- DIONISIO METAL AND IRON, INC.PUEBLO — 1 federal enforcement record
- WESTERN AUTO RECYCLING INCCOMMERCE CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- ECOCYCLE, INC.BOULDER — 1 federal enforcement record
- A-DU WELL AUTO SALVAGEDENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- USA ENTERPRISES LLCCOMMERCE CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $1,970 in total penalties.
- How does WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. WESTERN SCRAP PROCESSING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.