RAINBOW DISPOSAL COMPANY INC.
17121 NICHOLS ST, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649
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Inspection records
Apr 22, 2009#310297387Apr 22, 2009Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#310297387$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #310297387
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 22, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 13, 2009
- Closed
- Jul 13, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 320
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 17121 Nichols St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
- Industry
- 562111 Solid Waste Collection
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee receives burns from burning truck
Oct 30, 2007#309299642Oct 30, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#309299642$3001 viol.1 violation$300 in penalties
Inspection #309299642
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 14, 2007
- Closed
- Nov 18, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 17121 Nichols St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
- Industry
- 562219 Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4002 Moving Parts of Machinery or Equipment OSHA citation code: 4002 A | Other | 1 | 15 | $300 | $300 | Dec 24, 2007 | - | - |
Jul 18, 2001#125941369Jul 18, 2001Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#125941369$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #125941369
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 18, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 18, 2001
- Contested
- Dec 5, 2001
- Final Order
- Sep 6, 2002
- Closed
- Sep 11, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $600
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 17121 Nichols St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4344 Refuse and Trash Collection Equipment OSHA citation code: 4344 G | Other | 1 | 1 | $600 | $0 | Oct 31, 2001 | Dec 5, 2001 | Sep 6, 2002 |
Jun 29, 2001#125941286Jun 29, 2001Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#125941286$2,7001 viol.1 violation$2,700 in penalties
Inspection #125941286
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 29, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 29, 2001
- Contested
- Aug 22, 2001
- Final Order
- Jun 14, 2002
- Closed
- Sep 19, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,050
- Penalties on Record
- $2,700
- Site Address
- 17121 Nichols St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5166 Cleaning, Repairing, or Altering Containers OSHA citation code: 5166 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,050 | $2,700 | Jul 18, 2001 | Aug 22, 2001 | Jun 14, 2002 |
Mar 14, 2001#300850377Mar 14, 2001FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#300850377$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300850377
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 14, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 14, 2001
- Closed
- Mar 14, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 2 accidents
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 17121 Nichols St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee dies when crushed between trucks
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 2001 to 2009. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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