Republic Services: OSHA inspections and violations
Columbus, Ohio · All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services · NAICS 562998
3inspections
2citation items
$5,975current penalties
Jun 2, 2020last inspection
Republic Services has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Ohio, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on Jun 2, 2020 after a complaint, in Cincinnati.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $5,975 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,200. Republic Services averages $2,988 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Republic Services also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Ohio · latest 90 days of OSHA records
273employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Cincinnati site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 77 workers: 7.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 7 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
CSI Waste Services Inc - Cincinnati HL
Cincinnati · 2025
77
7
2
7.7
3.8
BU349-Cincinnati
Cincinnati · 2024
81
3
1
3.4
3.8
Republic Services of Ohio Hauling, LLC
Columbus · 2022
100
1
0
0.7
3.8
Cincinnati site
Cincinnati · 2021
90
1
1
0.9
3.8
Republic Services Columbus Ohio Hauling
Columbus · 2016
125
23
5
14.5
3.8
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)
(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.
(g) Audiometric testing program. (1) The employer shall establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided in this paragraph by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels.
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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.