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Waste Management and Remediation Services
NAICS subsector 562. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Waste Management and Remediation Services (NAICS 562) accounts for 9,817 OSHA inspections since 2016, 1.3% of all inspections, with $35M in current penalties ($3,574 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 1,614, with $35M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 253 labor condition applications and 113 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
4,275 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 4.0 per 100 full-time workers, close to the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 2.3 (quartiles 0.0–5.6).
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
| Measure | NAICS 562 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $3,574 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 1% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1926.1101 | Asbestos | 1,907 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 1,153 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 984 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 648 |
| 1910.146 | Permit-required confined spaces | 539 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 504 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 458 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 453 |
| 1910.132 | Personal protective equipment, general requirements | 411 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 404 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Waco, Inc | Radford | 80 |
| City of Spokane | Spokane | 38 |
| Semco Services Inc. | Charlottesville | 32 |
| Southern Environmental Services Inc. | Charlottesville | 32 |
| Westrock Services LLC | Longview | 32 |
| E. Luke Greene Co. Inc. | Roanoke | 29 |
| A&a Environmental LLC | Pulaski | 26 |
| Cve Contracting Group Inc | Fresno | 25 |
| Rightway Remediation LLC | Saginaw | 25 |
| Ecco Midwest Inc. | Iowa City | 24 |
| Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation | Iowa City | 23 |
| Quality Environmental Services, LLC | Beaverton | 23 |
| AAA Budget Environmental, Inc. | Marshalltown | 22 |
| Environmental Management Services of Iowa, Inc. | Dubuque | 22 |
| Pro-Tech Environmental & Construction Services, Inc | Muskegon | 22 |
| 1-888-4-Abatement, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | 21 |
| Active Thermal Concepts Inc. | Cedar Rapids | 21 |
| Advanced Environmental Testing and Abatement, Inc. | Waterloo | 19 |
| Controlled Asbestos, Inc. | Ames | 19 |
| Environmental Maintenance Engineers, Inc | Inkster | 19 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers.
Injury-rate distribution, 2025
Total recordable case rates across 3,831 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 4,275 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,412 | 303,812 | 12,056 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 5,385 | 594,420 | 11,345 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 4,275 | 348,995 | 10,816 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 20,393 | $19M |
| Service Contract Act | 8,368 | $7.9M |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 1,444 | $2.8M |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 11,348 | $115K |
| H-1B provisions | 1 | $3,298 |
| H-2B provisions | 5 | $950 |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 2 | $107 |
| Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | 4,508 | $0 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 136 | $0 |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act | 5 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Covanta Honolulu Resource Recovery Venture LLC | Kapolei | $322,544 |
| Asbestos Specialists, Inc. | Elkridge | $259,183 |
| Bates Trucking Company Incorporated | Bladensburg | $210,678 |
| Wm | Houston | $196,668 |
| Atlantic Coast Contracting | Dunn | $176,435 |
| United Site Services, Inc | Mansfield | $127,556 |
| Combs Brothers, LLC | Las Vegas | $119,692 |
| EnergySolutions | Salt Lake City | $110,208 |
| Community Waste Disposal, LP | Dallas | $91,482 |
| Perry Management Corporation | Honolulu | $73,205 |
| Moore Service Inc. | Fort Bliss | $59,858 |
| Wm | Lombard | $42,479 |
| United Pacific Waste | Los Angeles | $34,283 |
| Universal Waste System Inc. | South Gate | $33,025 |
| Global Metal Recycling, Inc. | Santa Ana | $32,731 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B applications by fiscal year
PERM applications by fiscal year
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| USA Waste-Management Resources, LLC | Houston | 33 |
| Republic Services, Inc. | Phoenix | 30 |
| Environmental Chemical Corporation | Burlingame | 21 |
| Mill Industries Inc. | San Bruno | 14 |
| WM Corporate Services, Inc. | Houston | 11 |
| Rumpke of Ohio, Inc. | Cincinnati | 9 |
| Daniels Sharpsmart Inc. | Chicago | 8 |
| Reworld Projects, LLC | Florham Park | 8 |
| ABC Construction Contracting Inc. | Astoria | 5 |
| American Battery Technology Company | Reno | 4 |
| Stericycle, Inc. | Bannockburn | 4 |
| Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | Rutland | 3 |
| Plastic Recycling, Inc. | Indianapolis | 3 |
| Terracycle, Inc. | Trenton | 3 |
| Van Dyk Baler Corp. | Norwalk | 3 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
Which employers in Waste Management and Remediation Services have the most OSHA inspections?
Waco, Inc (80), City of Spokane (38), Semco Services Inc. (32)
What is the injury rate in Waste Management and Remediation Services?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 4.0 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 2.3 with quartiles 0.0 to 5.6.
How many H-1B applications come from Waste Management and Remediation Services?
253 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 113 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Waste Management and Remediation Services?
$35,024,678 agreed to pay across 1,614 concluded cases since fiscal year 2005.
Industry is the NAICS code on each record (the most common code where an employer's sources differ), grouped at the three-digit subsector. Sources: DOL enforcement data, OSHA ITA, OFLC disclosure data; see data sources and methodology.