American Waste Industries safety record at a glance
American Waste Industries has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 14, 2001 and Aug 30, 2006. 5 of them were accident inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 17 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $65,090 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $59,320. The largest single penalty, $37,125, came from an inspection opened Mar 14, 2001 in Sylmar. That places the employer at #1,120 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in Sun Valley, 01329275ey, Los Angeles, Sylmar.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2006 | Sun Valley | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Aug 30, 2006 | Sun Valley | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 25, 2007 |
| Apr 11, 2006 | Sun Valley | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $19,680 | open |
| Dec 16, 2002 | Sun Valley | Complaint | 3 citations | $840 | Jun 17, 2006 |
| Oct 18, 2001 | 01329275ey | Complaint | 4 citations 1 serious | $1,350 $7,120 proposed | Aug 22, 2003 |
| Sep 28, 2001 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $325 | Dec 18, 2003 |
| Mar 14, 2001 | Sylmar | Accident | 5 citations 2 serious | $37,125 | Sep 13, 2010 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, 1 serious, $19,260
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, 1 serious, $19,120
- 8 CCR 4355, Operating Rules for Compaction Equipment: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 4184, Cranes and derricks, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $600
- 8 CCR 3212, Floor openings and wall openings: 1 citation, $600
- 8 CCR 14301: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 1430.4: 1 citation, $375
Accidents investigated
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How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at American Waste Industries
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 4, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.