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Clean Harbors Buttonwillow, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Buttonwillow, California · Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · NAICS 562211

2inspections
4citation items
$3,870current penalties
Jan 23, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Clean Harbors Buttonwillow, LLC 2 times in California since 2018.

The latest one began on Jan 23, 2025 after an accident, in Buttonwillow.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $15,270 and now stand at $3,870, 75% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Clean Harbors Buttonwillow, LLC averages $1,935 (2 cited inspections).

Clean Harbors Buttonwillow, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Clean Harbors Buttonwillow, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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1,128employers cited

2 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 347996894 OPENED JAN 23, 2025Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 27 employees at the site · Closed May 19, 2026

2500 Lokern Rd., Buttonwillow, CA 93206 · Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3328(B)
Other-than-serious$410$410Jun 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3381(C)
Other-than-serious$275$275Jun 10, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)(7)
Other-than-serious$14,400$3,000Jun 10, 2025Final

Inspection 343323960 OPENED JUL 23, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 33 employees at the site · Closed Feb 13, 2019

2500 W. Lokern Road, Buttonwillow, CA 93206 · Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3395(I)
Other-than-serious$185$185Jan 15, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2020, the Buttonwillow site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 28 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.2 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Clean Harbors Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow · 2020
28 000.02.2

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.