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Priority Waste Resources LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Clinton Township, Michigan · Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · NAICS 562211

6inspections
8citation items
$22,450current penalties
Nov 5, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Priority Waste Resources LLC 6 times in Michigan since 2023.

The latest one began on Nov 5, 2025 on a referral, in Clinton Township; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 2 serious, 1 repeat and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $22,900 and now stand at $22,450, 2% 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 Priority Waste Resources LLC averages $7,483 (3 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Priority Waste Resources LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Priority Waste Resources LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348581323 OPENED NOV 5, 2025Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Open

45000 River Ridge Drive Suite 200, Clinton Township, MI 48038 · Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

Inspection 348551300 OPENED OCT 14, 2025Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 181 employees at the site · Closed Nov 19, 2025

1750 Brown Rd, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 · Other Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 347784167 OPENED SEP 30, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Oct 9, 2025

45000 River Ridge Dr. Suite 200, Clinton Township, MI 48038 · Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.11713
Serious$7,000$7,000Jan 15, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 408.22129(1)
Other-than-serious$1,000$1,000Jan 15, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 408.22129(4)
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 15, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 408.22141(1)
Repeat$5,000$5,000Jan 15, 2025Final

Inspection 347658759 OPENED AUG 1, 2024Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Open

45000 River Ridge Dr. Suite 200, Clinton Township, MI 48038 · Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.11711
Serious$7,000$7,000Oct 4, 2024Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.22141(1)
Other-than-serious$1,000$1,000Oct 4, 2024Contested

Inspection 347154502 OPENED DEC 7, 2023Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 425 employees at the site · Closed Apr 4, 2024

20863 Grange Rd, Riverview, MI 48193 · Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 7, 2023 (fatal): Employee is killed when garbage truck tips over

At 9:30 a.m. on December 7, 2023, an employee was emptying a refuse truck at a landfill. The employee was seated in the driver's side of the refuse truck. At the same time, an adjacent truck and trailer was dumping refuse. The adjacent trailer was raised in the air, and during the refuse dumping task, the trailer tipped over onto the employee's refuse truck. The employee was killed.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 347344590 OPENED DEC 7, 2023Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 425 employees at the site · Closed Nov 4, 2024

45000 River Ridge Dr. Suite 200, Clinton Township, MI 48038 · Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.22141(1)
Other-than-serious$900$450Apr 9, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.22349(1)
Other-than-serious$1,000$1,000Jul 18, 2024Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Clinton Township site logged 166 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,369 workers: 9.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 4,327 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Priority Waste Resources LLC
Clinton Township · 2025
1,369 1661249.33.8

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.