Since 1998, OSHA inspectors have visited Waste Management in Michigan 13 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 23, 2019 after a complaint, in Pontiac.
In all, OSHA issued 22 citation items: 6 serious and 16 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $9,650; today they stand at $6,925, 28% less.
Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Waste Management averages $2,538 across 2 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Waste Management also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 342374394 OPENED JUN 6, 2017Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 75 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2017
245 E Walton Blvd, Pontiac, MI 48340 · Solid Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 5, 2017 (fatal): Employee dies from heart attack
At 7:30 p.m. on June 5, 2017, an employee was repairing a third tag axle on a compactor truck. The employee suffered heart attack and died.
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Pontiac site logged 11 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 92 workers: 11.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
