OSHA has inspected Stericycle, Inc. 8 times in Maryland since 2006.
The latest one began on Nov 4, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Baltimore; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 29 citation items: 4 serious and 25 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $14,725 and now stand at $14,235, 3% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,200, and Stericycle, Inc. averages $1,728 (4 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Stericycle, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Maryland · latest 90 days of OSHA records
195employers cited
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OSHA records show Stericycle, Inc. at 40 sites in 10 states. Together they've had 70 inspections and $222,154 in current penalties.
We match records by employer name and industry, so these sites are likely the same company, not certainly. Franchises and subsidiaries can file under one name.
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Incident on Aug 10, 2006 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by tipper machine
At 8:00 a.m. on August 10, 2006, Employee #1 was working the B shift emptying th e roll off containers on the main floor of a plant. He had been employed by the company for over 16 years. Between 10:30 a.m. and 11:00a.m., Employee #1 went do wn to the lower level below and behind a 150 Tipper machine to clean the area. A s he was hosing down the machine's trough conveyor and the floor areas, the oper ator of the 150 Tipper began making preparations to operate the machine. The fra me of the 150 Tipper extended approximately 21 inches past the end of the floor. When the Tipper is raised, an opening of 72 inches long by 19 inches wide is cr eated. There is no barricade to prevent employees from going under the conveyor and the 150 Tipper, while it is in operation. Warning signs informing employees that there is moving equipment are posted in numerous locations including on the conveyor. The operator placed two rubberized containers, with hazardous waste r emoved, into the 150 Tipper and pushed the start button. The tipper then dumped the contents of the containers onto the conveyor. The operator had his back to t he tipper to perform other work. When the operator turned around he noticed that the machine's hopper was not lying flush on the floor as it should when the dum ping cycle is completed. The Tipper operator pushed the start button again and a s the Tipper rose up he noticed that Employee #1 was caught between the back of the Tipper and the base of the machine. As the hopper continued to rise up, Empl oyee #1 came free and fell to the floor. The 150 Tipper operator yelled for help and ran down the stairs to Employee #1. The operator noticed a water hose lying next to Employee #1, who stated that his chest hurt and he was having trouble b reathing. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was taken to a local s hock trauma unit, where he later died from a stroke. The accident investigation revealed that the alarm bell had been on while the 150 Tipper went through the e ntire dumping cycle. Employee #1 failed to exit the danger zone under the hopper landing area. Instead, he stood up in this unguarded open area with his back to the hopper coming down. Employee #1 was caught between the rear of the Tipper a nd the floor frame at chest level. Management and workers were interviewed, who all stated that it was well know to leave the area under the hopper landing when the alarm bells sound.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Baltimore site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 49 workers: 1.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Stericycle - Baltimore,MD-5800 Chemical
Baltimore · 2025
49
1
0
1.9
3.8
Stericycle - Baltimore,MD-5901 Chemical
Baltimore · 2025
27
3
0
11.3
2.2
Stericycle - Baltimore
Baltimore · 2022
32
0
0
0.0
2.2
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(6) When do I have to post the annual summary? You must post the summary no later than February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and keep the posting in place until April 30.
(b) Compressed gases. The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6.
(ii) Use. The employer shall ensure that the employee uses appropriate personal protective equipment unless the employer shows that the employee temporarily and briefly declined to use personal protective equipment when, under rare and extraordinary circumstances, it was the employee's professional judgment that in the specific instance its use would have prevented the delivery of health care or public safety services or would have posed an increased hazard to the safety of the worker or co-worker. When the employee makes this judgement, the circumstances shall be investigated and documented in order to determine whether changes can be instituted to prevent such occurances in the future.
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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.
