City Profile

LOS ANGELES, CA — OSHA Enforcement

Workplace safety enforcement data for 10,986 inspected facilities in LOS ANGELES.

10,986
Facilities
$33.9M
Total Penalties
$3.1K
Avg Penalty
49,131
Citations

LOS ANGELES, California has 10986 OSHA-inspected facilities with cumulative penalties totaling $33.9M. The city's average penalty of $3,083.98 is near the California state average of $3,010.44. Federal investigators have documented 49131 total citations across facilities in LOS ANGELES.

Analyst Commentary

OSHA enforcement data for Los Angeles reveals a massive regulatory footprint, with 10,986 inspected facilities resulting in a staggering 49,131 total citations. This high volume of activity reflects the city's diverse and high-risk industrial landscape, where manufacturing, logistics, and construction likely drive the bulk of these violations due to the inherent hazards in warehouse operations and high-density urban job sites. With cumulative penalties reaching $33,880,610, the financial impact is significant, even if the average penalty per violation remains relatively moderate at $3,083.98. For compliance professionals operating in this region, the critical insight lies in the citation frequency: the data shows an average of nearly 4.5 citations per inspection. This suggests that once an inspector enters a facility, they are highly likely to identify multiple points of failure rather than isolated incidents. Consequently, safety managers must prioritize comprehensive, multi-point internal audits to mitigate the risk of compounding fines that stem from systemic oversight rather than singular hazards.

Top Enforcement Actions in LOS ANGELES

#FacilityPenaltiesCitations
1 BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP DBA BAXTER BIOSCIENCE $391.3K 11
2 KB TRIM, INC $180.3K 12
3 ABLE SHEET METAL, INC. $157.6K 16
4 SUNLAND SCAFFOLD INC. $144.4K 9
5 CREATIVE BUILDERS $125.3K 11
6 FRONTIER-KEMPER CONSTRUCTORS, INC. AND TUTOR PERINI CORPORATION $120.5K 47
7 SILVERADO BEVERLY PLACE, LLC $114.5K 9
8 KING PRODUCTS DBA KING WOOD TURNING CO $103.2K 41
9 LOS ANGELES ENGINEERING INC $100.6K 4
10 RAYACCESS INC $96.3K 5
11 COMMUNICATION TECH SERVICES, INC. $90.0K 5
12 BRYMAX CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. $90.0K 5
13 JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. $90.0K 5
14 CISCO BROTHERS CORP $80.4K 26
15 JOSE LUIS PEREZ HERNANDEZ $78.0K 15
16 MCGRATH CONTRACTING INC $76.9K 9
17 PEGASUS FOODS, INC. $75.8K 4
18 LA COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES $75.0K 4
19 MENZIES AVIATION USA INC $71.9K 23
20 UC LOS ANGELES DEPT OF CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY $68.6K 20

Industry Breakdown — LOS ANGELES

Sector 00
$9.7M
Construction
$7.2M
Manufacturing
$5.1M
Manufacturing
$2.0M
Manufacturing
$1.5M
Administrative Services
$1.3M
Other Services
$889.4K
Wholesale Trade
$866.2K

Other Cities in California

SAN DIEGO5,151 facilities · $17.7M SAN FRANCISCO6,394 facilities · $12.5M SACRAMENTO4,437 facilities · $10.8M OAKLAND3,150 facilities · $9.5M FRESNO2,823 facilities · $7.6M SAN JOSE2,952 facilities · $7.4M BAKERSFIELD2,590 facilities · $7.4M VERNON891 facilities · $6.2M ANAHEIM1,505 facilities · $5.7M SANTA ANA1,300 facilities · $5.2M

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