Waste Connections Inc dba el Dorado Disposal Servi safety record at a glance
Waste Connections Inc dba el Dorado Disposal Servi has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 28, 2007 and Nov 8, 2011. 3 of them were complaint inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 8 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $31,735 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $5,875. The largest single penalty, $3,375, came from an inspection opened Mar 28, 2007 in Chowchilla. That places the employer at #21,943 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Public Administration. Worksites in Placerville, Avenal, San Jose, Ione, Red Bluff, Chowchilla.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2011 | Placerville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 13, 2011 |
| May 12, 2011 | Avenal | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 14, 2011 |
| Feb 4, 2010 | San Jose | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 19, 2010 |
| Dec 1, 2009 | San Jose | Unprogrammed related | 6 citations | $11,260 | $2,275 | Jun 11, 2011 |
| Sep 24, 2009 | Ione | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Aug 5, 2009 | Red Bluff | Complaint | 1 citation | $225 | $225 | Sep 28, 2009 |
| Mar 28, 2007 | Chowchilla | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $20,250 | $3,375 | Apr 28, 2008 |
Also recorded as: Waste Connections Inc dba Green Waste of Tehama; Waste Connections Inc dba Madera Disposal; Waste Connections aka Amador Disposal Service; Waste Connections Inc.; Waste Connections Inc dba Green Team of San Jose; Waste Connections, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $350
- 8 CCR 3212, Floor openings and wall openings: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,375
- 8 CCR 4070: 1 citation, $875
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 1 citation, $700
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $350
- 8 CCR 461: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation
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. 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 Waste Connections Inc dba el Dorado Disposal Servi
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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.