Greenwaste Recovery, Inc. safety record at a glance
Greenwaste Recovery, Inc. has been the subject of 8 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 28, 2006 and Feb 26, 2021. 5 of them were accident inspections. All of them produced citations, 20 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $123,135 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $74,085. The largest single penalty, $19,500, came from an inspection opened Feb 26, 2021 in San Jose. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #773 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in San Jose, Santa Cruz, Petaluma.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2021 | San Jose | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $19,500 | $19,500 | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Jun 25, 2019 | San Jose | Planned | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Dec 2, 2019 |
| Mar 2, 2018 | San Jose | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations 1 serious | $23,135 | $16,835 | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Oct 5, 2017 | San Jose | Accident | 4 citations | $41,750 | $14,000 | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Apr 18, 2017 | San Jose | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $3,750 | $3,750 | Dec 3, 2018 |
| Dec 22, 2016 | Santa Cruz | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $25,200 | $10,200 | Mar 12, 2018 |
| Sep 21, 2007 | San Jose | Planned | 3 citations 1 serious | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mar 5, 2008 |
| Aug 28, 2006 | Petaluma | Accident | 3 citations | $6,500 | $6,500 | Apr 28, 2008 |
Also recorded as: Greenwaste Recovery Inc; Greenwaste Recovery Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 5 citations, 1 serious, $16,700
- 8 CCR 4354: 3 citations, 2 serious, $34,950
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 3 citations, 1 serious, $4,760
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $8,250
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $1,125
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $300
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Jose employment lawyer.
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. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "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.
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If you work, or worked, at Greenwaste Recovery, Inc.
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 1, 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.