Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc. safety record at a glance
Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc. has been the subject of 28 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 6, 2000 and Aug 12, 2025. 11 of them were complaint inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 36 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $72,690 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $59,345. The largest single penalty, $25,750, came from an inspection opened Jun 18, 2012 in San Leandro. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #1,119 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Other Services (except Public Administration). Worksites in San Leandro, Oakland, Livermore, Albany, Fremont, San Lorenzo.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | San Leandro | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $8,435 | open |
| May 11, 2023 | Oakland | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jun 23, 2023 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Livermore | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | May 17, 2023 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | San Leandro | Complaint | 3 citations | $970 | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Oakland | Accident | 1 citation | $750 $935 proposed | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Oakland | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| May 19, 2020 | Livermore | Planned | 6 citations | $2,195 | Aug 21, 2020 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | San Leandro | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 8, 2018 |
| Jul 13, 2016 | Livermore | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,400 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Feb 9, 2016 | San Leandro | Planned | 11 citations 2 serious | $11,800 $23,800 proposed | Jan 31, 2019 |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Oakland | Complaint | 1 citation | $1,125 | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Albany | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Oakland | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Dec 17, 2014 | Livermore | Programmed related | no citations | $0 | Mar 3, 2015 |
| May 8, 2014 | Oakland | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 4, 2014 |
| Sep 23, 2013 | Oakland | Referral | 1 citation | $935 | Jun 28, 2017 |
| Aug 8, 2013 | San Leandro | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | May 2, 2014 |
| Jun 14, 2013 | San Leandro | Complaint | 2 citations | $600 $1,685 proposed | Dec 12, 2014 |
| Jul 24, 2012 | San Leandro | Complaint | 1 citation | $475 | Nov 21, 2012 |
| Jun 18, 2012 | San Leandro | Accident | death 2 citations 1 serious | $25,750 | Mar 23, 2016 |
| May 21, 2012 | Livermore | Planned | no citations | $0 | Jul 30, 2012 |
| May 11, 2010 | Livermore | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | Apr 10, 2012 |
| Oct 24, 2008 | Fremont | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 9, 2009 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | Oakland | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Mar 9, 2004 | Oakland | Follow-up | 1 citation | $225 $300 proposed | Jun 28, 2006 |
| Feb 5, 2004 | Oakland | Complaint | 1 citation | $0 | Mar 29, 2004 |
| Oct 2, 2002 | San Lorenzo | Accident | 1 citation | $3,375 | May 14, 2003 |
| Jan 6, 2000 | Oakland | Accident | no citations | $0 | May 18, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc; Waste Management of Alameda County; Waste Management of Alameda County Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, 1 serious, $10,310
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 3 citations, $1,230
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, $4,075
- 8 CCR 3664, Industrial trucks, operator training: 2 citations, $1,150
- 8 CCR 4300.32: 2 citations, $675
- 8 CCR 2340.2, Examination, Installation, and Use of Equipment: 2 citations, $620
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $185
- 8 CCR 3666, Haulage Vehicles and Earthmoving Equipment: 1 citation, 1 serious, $25,000
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Leandro employment lawyer, Oakland 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. 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 Waste Management of Alameda County, 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 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.