Universal Waste Systems, Inc. safety record at a glance
Universal Waste Systems, Inc. has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 29, 2011 and Jun 26, 2024. 5 of them were accident inspections. 2 of them produced citations, 3 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $2,055 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $2,055. The largest single penalty, $1,870, came from an inspection opened Sep 15, 2022 in Los Angeles. That places the employer at #39,777 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 Los Angeles, South Gate, Pasadena, Santa Fe Springs, Irvine.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2024 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | South Gate | Planned | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $1,870 | $1,870 | Mar 23, 2023 |
| Jul 12, 2017 | Pasadena | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 29, 2017 |
| Aug 1, 2016 | Pasadena | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 10, 2016 |
| Aug 26, 2014 | Santa Fe Springs | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 8, 2015 |
| Nov 29, 2011 | Irvine | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 6, 2012 |
Also recorded as: Universal Waste Systems Inc; Universal Waste Systems.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $935
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $935
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $185
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Los Angeles employment lawyer, South Gate employment lawyer, Pasadena 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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Universal Waste Systems, 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.