Establishment profile
WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC.
100 SALEM TURNPIKE, SAUGUS, MA, 01906
Operated by WTE U.S · 1 of 5 establishments
562111 — Solid Waste Collection
EIN 132740971
Summary
WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $36,600 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 97 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC. 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
50% 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $36,600 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $9,500 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 1 | 1 | $9,500 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D02 | 1 | 1 | $8,800 | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D04 IV | 1 | 1 | $8,800 | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 E05 II | 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 5621 within MA. Peer group: 97 employers. This establishment has 7 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 57 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) · Mar 2017 – Sep 2024 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Mar 21, 2017 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2017 | Boiler,Burn,Confined Space,Falling Object,Heat,Hopper,Lockout/Tagout,Struck By | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, 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 WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, 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 WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-08 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-09-10 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $19,000 | |
| 2019-11-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-03-28 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $17,600 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization WTE U.S.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of WTE U.S across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in solid waste collection within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- JR VINAGRO CORPORATIONWALTHAM — 2 federal enforcement records
- TROUPE WASTE SERVICES, INC.ABINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- EASTHAM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSEASTHAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- RUSSELL DISPOSAL INC.METHUEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- PAUL MATTUCHIO INC.EVERETT — 1 federal enforcement record
- DUSEAU TRUCKING LLCHATFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTH SIDE CARTING, INC.SALEM — 1 federal enforcement record
- WEBSTER HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTWEBSTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALLIED WASTE SERVICES MA LLC DBA AWS BOSTON QUINCYQUINCY — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by WTE U.S, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WHEELABRATOR NORTH ANDOVERNORTH ANDOVER, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- WHEELABRATOR CONCORD INC.PENACOOK, NH — 1 federal enforcement record
- WHEELABRATOR MILLBURY INC.MILLBURY, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
- WHEELABRATOR SHASTA ENERGY CO, INCANDERSON, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All WTE U.S locationsParent rollup
- Solid Waste CollectionAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
- Solid Waste Collection in MAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, 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 WTE U.S, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $36,600 in total penalties.
- How does WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC. operates in the solid waste collection industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.31 compared to an industry average of 4.