USA Waste of California, Inc. safety record at a glance
USA Waste of California, Inc. has been the subject of 22 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 4, 2008 and Apr 8, 2026. 13 of them were planned inspections. 15 of them produced citations, 49 in all: 14 serious. Inspectors proposed $147,100 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $80,585. The largest single penalty, $30,115, came from an inspection opened Mar 8, 2016 in Vernon. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #653 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 Mission Viejo, Visalia, Corona, Carson, Sacramento, Chico, Stockton, Compton.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2026 | Mission Viejo | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Visalia | Planned | 1 citation | $600 | $600 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Corona | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Carson | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Sacramento | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | open |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Chico | Planned | 9 citations 4 serious | $28,960 | $10,505 | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Stockton | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 19, 2023 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Compton | Planned | 1 citation | $280 | $280 | Aug 3, 2023 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Fresno | Planned | 4 citations 2 serious | $12,430 | $12,430 | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Grass Valley | Fatality or catastrophe | death 3 citations | $1,250 | $1,250 | Sep 8, 2022 |
| Mar 7, 2019 | Saugus | Planned | 3 citations | $810 | $810 | Feb 10, 2022 |
| Feb 21, 2019 | Sacramento | Planned | 4 citations | $6,040 | $2,105 | Oct 14, 2019 |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Corona | Planned | 1 citation | $375 | $300 | Jan 11, 2019 |
| Mar 2, 2017 | Corona | Planned | 4 citations | $2,100 | $1,350 | Jun 19, 2017 |
| Feb 2, 2017 | Chino | Planned | 3 citations | $935 | $935 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Aug 17, 2016 | Lodi | Planned | 3 citations | $745 | $745 | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Mar 8, 2016 | Vernon | Accident | 10 citations 7 serious | $68,615 | $30,115 | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Canyon Country | Accident | 1 citation | $5,400 | $600 | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Aug 27, 2014 | Irvine | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Aug 9, 2012 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Feb 27, 2009 | Adin | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Jul 2, 2009 |
| Jun 4, 2008 | Irwindale | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 24, 2008 |
Also recorded as: USA Waste of California Inc dba Nu-Way Arrow Land; USA Waste of California Inc dba Alturas Disposal; USA Waste of California, Inc. dba Waste Management; USA Waste of California Inc.; USA Waste of California Inc; USA Waste of California, Inc; USA Waste of California.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 6 citations, 4 serious, $24,780
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 6 citations, 3 serious, $9,745
- 8 CCR 3212, Floor openings and wall openings: 3 citations, $1,675
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,120
- 8 CCR 3205, COVID-19 prevention (expired): 2 citations, $800
- 8 CCR 4300.32: 2 citations, $700
- 8 CCR 3664, Industrial trucks, operator training: 2 citations, $700
- 8 CCR 2473.2: 2 citations, $615
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Mission Viejo employment lawyer, Visalia employment lawyer, Corona 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 USA Waste of California, 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.