Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Clean Harbors Inc.
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol CLH)
Headquartered in:
Massachusetts
Major Industry:
waste management and environmental services
Specific Industry:
waste management
Penalty total since 2000:
$19,904,771
Number of records:
299
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environment-related offenses | $17,959,212 | 209 |
| employment-related offenses | $1,150,745 | 15 |
| safety-related offenses | $794,814 | 75 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environmental violation | $17,959,212 | 209 |
| employment screening violation | $644,500 | 1 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $400,584 | 33 |
| wage and hour violation | $305,292 | 6 |
| railroad safety violation | $246,800 | 36 |
Notes:
Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
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| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $1,712,500 |
| CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | (*) $1,712,500 |
| SAFETY-KLEEN CORPORATION | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $945,018 |
| Clean Harbors Colfax LLC | environmental violation | 2018 | LA-ENV | $883,666 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. | environmental violation | 2020 | EPA | $790,000 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2015 | CA-DTSC | $700,000 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | employment screening violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $644,500 |
| Clean Harbors Colfax, LLC | environmental violation | 2021 | LA-ENV | $605,000 |
| Clean Harbors El Dorado, L.L.C. | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $581,236 |
| Clean Harbors El Dorado, L.L.C. | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | (*) $581,236 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | environmental violation | 2017 | CA-ARB | $491,875 |
| SAFETY-KLEEN CORP. | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $409,048 |
| Safety Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $369,517 |
| Safety Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2021 | EPA | $350,000 |
| RS Used Oil | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $349,276 |
| Clean Harbors Aragonite | environmental violation | 2019 | UT-ENV | $330,000 |
| SAFETY KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $330,000 |
| SAFETY-KLEEN | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $310,000 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $300,000 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services | environmental violation | 2005 | MULTI-AG | (*) $300,000 |
| Clean Harbors of Connecticut, Inc. | environmental violation | 2006 | CT-ENV | $284,885 |
| CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $271,500 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2019 | OR-ENV | $260,900 |
| Safety-Kleen Services | environmental violation | 2002 | LA-ENV | $260,000 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $178,070 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2004 | CA-DTSC | $163,958 |
| CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE, INC. | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $163,333 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services | environmental violation | 2006 | NE-ENV | $160,000 |
| Thermo Fluids, Inc. | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $155,400 |
| THERMO FLUIDS, INC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | (*) $155,400 |
| Clean Harbors Services, Inc. | environmental violation | 2006 | IL-ENV | $155,000 |
| Clean Harbors of Connecticut, Inc. | environmental violation | 2019 | CT-ENV | $151,500 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $150,000 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. | environmental violation | 2009 | NV-ENV | $150,000 |
| safety kleen systems, inc. | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $150,000 |
| CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | (*) $150,000 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2008 | GA-ENV | $149,500 |
| SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC | environmental violation | 2003 | NJ-ENV | $146,250 |
| SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC | environmental violation | 2005 | ID-ENV | $132,724 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2013 | WHD | $132,421 |
| Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLC | environmental violation | 2007 | AR-ENV | $130,725 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $130,000 |
| EMERALD SERVICES INC | environmental violation | 2006 | WA-ENV | $128,000 |
| Emerald Services, Inc. | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $125,800 |
| Clean Harbors | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $123,000 |
| Clean Harbors of Connecticut, Inc. | environmental violation | 2020 | CT-ENV | $121,680 |
| Emerald Services. Inc. | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $107,975 |
| Clean Harbors Deer Trail LLC | environmental violation | 2004 | CO-DPHE | $105,808 |
| SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC. | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $105,433 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. | environmental violation | 2020 | EPA | $102,700 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2014 | MA-AG | $100,000 |
| EMERALD SERVICES INC | environmental violation | 2015 | WA-ENV | $99,000 |
| CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE INC | environmental violation | 2000 | MA-ENV | $98,000 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. | environmental violation | 2007 | AZ-AG | $95,000 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $90,000 |
| Safety-Kleen, Inc | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | (*) $90,000 |
| Clean Harbors Buttonwillow, LLC | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $90,000 |
| Clean Harbors Inc. | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $85,750 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | environmental violation | 2013 | NY-ENV | $85,000 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2019 | EPA | $82,000 |
| SAFETY KLEEN | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $80,000 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. and Murphy's Waste Oil Service | environmental violation | 2013 | MA-AG | $75,000 |
| Clean Harbors, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2010 | WHD | $74,716 |
| SAFETY KLEEN SYSTEMS INC | environmental violation | 2018 | MA-ENV | $73,575 |
| CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF CHICAGO, LLC. | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $73,026 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2019 | VT-AG | $70,000 |
| Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLC | environmental violation | 2010 | AR-ENV | $70,000 |
| CLEAN HARBORS, INC. | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $69,000 |
| CLEAN HARBORS INC | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $69,000 |
| EMERALD SERVICES INC | environmental violation | 2015 | WA-ENV | $68,000 |
| SAFETY KLEEN SYSTEMS INC | environmental violation | 2006 | MA-ENV | $60,442 |
| RS USED OIL SERVICES, INC | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $60,000 |
| SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC. | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $59,925 |
| Clean Harbors of Connecticut, Inc. | environmental violation | 2020 | EPA | $58,338 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services | environmental violation | 2010 | CA-ARB | $55,500 |
| CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE (NC) | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $54,000 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2010 | GA-ENV | $50,000 |
| Spring Grove Resource Recovery, Inc. | environmental violation | 2005 | OH-ENV | $50,000 |
| CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $50,000 |
| Clean Harbors Buttonwillow, LLC | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $50,000 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2014 | CA-DTSC | $49,238 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. - Eagan | environmental violation | 2004 | MN-ENV | $49,000 |
| Clean Harbors Inc | wage and hour violation | 2004 | WHD | $46,412 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2003 | CA-DTSC | $45,747 |
| Clean Harbors Arizona LLC | environmental violation | 2007 | AZ-AG | $45,000 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2008 | CA-ARB | $43,500 |
| Clean Harbors | environmental violation | 2020 | UT-ENV | $42,906 |
| Clean Harbors San Leon, Inc. | environmental violation | 2014 | TX-ENV | $42,830 |
| Clean Harbors Los Angeles, LLC | environmental violation | 2009 | CA-DTSC | $42,500 |
| Safety Kleen Systems, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $42,000 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | motor vehicle safety violation | 2018 | FMCSA | $41,740 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | environmental violation | 2010 | OH-ENV | $40,000 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $39,900 |
| CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | (*) $39,900 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $39,384 |
| Eric Gerstenberg | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $39,200 |
| Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC | environmental violation | 2014 | CA-DTSC | $38,250 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2004 | WHD | $37,686 |
| SAFETY KLEEN SYSTEMS INC | environmental violation | 2004 | MA-ENV | $37,500 |
| Clean Harbors Deer Trail LLC | environmental violation | 2000 | CO-DPHE | $36,000 |
| Clean Harbors, Inc. Environmental Services Corporation | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $35,000 |
