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Republic Services Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Bedford, Massachusetts · Solid Waste Collection · NAICS 562111

1inspections
1citation items
$8,500current penalties
May 9, 2018last inspection

Republic Services Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Massachusetts.

OSHA opened it on May 9, 2018 on a referral, in Bedford.

From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.

OSHA proposed $12,934 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,500, down 34%.

For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,201. Republic Services Inc. averages $8,500 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Republic Services Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343148441 OPENED MAY 9, 2018Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 1,000 employees at the site · Closed Oct 24, 2019

1 Sibley Drive, Bedford, MA 01730 · Solid Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 7, 2018: Employee falls off of garbage truck and is hospitalized with

On May 7, 2018, an employee was riding on a trash truck and fell off, injuring his head when he struck the street. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$12,934$8,500Oct 9, 2018Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

May 7, 2018, Bedford: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · head, unspecified

An employee riding on the outside of a waste collection truck fell from the truck while it was in motion, striking his head on the pavement.

The rules behind these citations

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

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

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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.