ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA BFI

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA BFI — a industry sector 00 facility located at 8642 ELDER CREEK ROAD, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 14 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $120,380.00. The inspection case was opened on 2001-04-26.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $120,380.00 is more than 100.7× the national average of $1,195.75 for facilities in the Other sector (NAICS 000000). This sector encompasses 1,316,687 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,574.4M.

State Context: Within CA, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 184,062 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,010.44.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 14 citations spanning 0 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 12 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 2 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning October 24, 2001 with the latest abatement deadline set for October 5, 2005. Of the 14 total citations, 14 (100%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, indicating substantial compliance with corrective action requirements.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $120,380.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $8,598.57 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for this Sacramento waste management facility reveals a catastrophic systemic failure in Permit-Required Confined Space (PRCS) management. The sheer density of violations under Title 8 Section 5157 indicates that Allied Waste Industries operated without a functional safety framework for high-risk entries, likely involving compactors, pits, or storage tanks common