Here is a look at OSHA’s Hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER) compliance activity in 2017 (October 2019 – September 2017). As you can see, OSHA did 24 HAZWOPER inspections and issued only 41 citations for a total of $148,221 in fines.
This is the SETTLED amount and NOT the initial citations. Here is a quick breakdown of activity:
- NAICS Code: 325 / Chemical Manufacturing was #1 in # of citations with 16
- NAICS Code: 424 / Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods was #1 in $’s with $39,112
- NAICS Code: 325 / Chemical Manufacturing was #1 in # of inspections with 6
| Citations | Inspections | Penalty | Industry Classification |
| 41 | 24 | $148,221 | Total for All Industries |
| 16 | 6 | $30,253 | 325 / Chemical Manufacturing |
| 5 | 4 | $9,226 | 311 / Food Manufacturing |
| 5 | 3 | $39,112 | 424 / Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods |
| 3 | 1 | $25,350 | 484 / Truck Transportation |
| 2 | 2 | $12,358 | 493 / Warehousing and Storage |
| 2 | 1 | $9,959 | 423 / Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods |
| 2 | 1 | $7,605 | 322 / Paper Manufacturing |
| 1 | 1 | $6,211 | 621 / Ambulatory Health Care Services |
| 1 | 1 | $3,347 | 111 / Crop Production |
| 1 | 1 | $3,169 | 812 / Personal and Laundry Services |
| 1 | 1 | $1,630 | 326 / Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing |
| 1 | 1 | $0 | 491 / Postal Service |
| 1 | 1 | $0 | 331 / Primary Metal Manufacturing |