BLACK HAWK WASTE DISPOSAL CO., INC.
811 DEARBORN AVENUE, WATERLOO, IA 50703 · NAICS 561210 Facilities Support Services
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Inspection records
Oct 14, 2016#341839629Oct 14, 2016FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#341839629$5,4003 viol.3 violations$5,400 in penalties
Inspection #341839629
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 14, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 14, 2016
- Final Order
- Feb 23, 2017
- Closed
- May 2, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 38
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,300
- Penalties on Record
- $5,400
- Site Address
- 822 - 824 W. 4th Street, Waterloo, IA 50702
- Industry
- 562112 Hazardous Waste Collection
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
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 struck by a chain dies
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 88.4 OSHA citation code: 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2015) | Serious | 4 | 4 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Mar 31, 2017 | - | Feb 23, 2017 |
| 02001A | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $900 | $450 | Feb 27, 2017 | - | Feb 23, 2017 |
| 02001B | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $900 | $450 | Feb 27, 2017 | - | Feb 23, 2017 |
Jan 26, 2012#316311075Jan 26, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#316311075$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #316311075
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 26, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 1, 2012
- Closed
- Mar 6, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 811 Dearborn Avenue, Waterloo, IA 50703
- Industry
- 561210 Facilities Support Services
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 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 16, 2012 | - | - |
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About 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.
2 inspections, 2012 to 2016. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Administrative and Support Services, 53,376 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.