OSHA has inspected Waste Pro 3 times in Mississippi since 2016.
The latest one began on Oct 22, 2021 after a complaint, in Hattiesburg.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.
None of the citations carried a penalty.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 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 Waste Pro averages $0 (1 cited inspection).
Waste Pro also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Southaven site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 123 workers: 1.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
0706 Southaven
Southaven · 2024
123
2
1
1.3
3.8
0703 Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg · 2024
60
2
0
2.9
3.8
607 - Southaven
Southaven · 2021
125
5
1
3.7
3.8
603 - Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg · 2021
48
10
8
17.7
3.8
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(d)
(D) Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox, or comparable mechanism when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced or maintained.
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.
