VALLEY PROCESSING
17361 EASTMAN ST, IRVINE, CA 92714
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Inspection records
May 7, 2002#300854866May 7, 2002FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#300854866$19,6805 viol.5 violations$19,680 in penalties
Inspection #300854866
Dates
- Opened
- May 7, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 30, 2002
- Contested
- Sep 24, 2002
- Closed
- Sep 13, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 22
- Related Activity
- 2 accidents
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $45,600
- Penalties on Record
- $19,680
- Site Address
- 17361 Eastman St, Irvine, CA 92714
- 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.
Two employees sustain burns in explosion, one later dies
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Sep 24, 2002. Final orders are recorded through Aug 6, 2004. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $300 | $300 | Sep 3, 2002 | Sep 24, 2002 | Aug 6, 2004 |
| 01002 | 3314 The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout OSHA citation code: 3314 H | Other | 1 | 2 | $300 | $300 | Sep 3, 2002 | - | - |
| 02001 | 2320.2 Energized Equipment or Systems OSHA citation code: 23200002 A04 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $18,000 | $540 | Sep 3, 2002 | Sep 24, 2002 | Aug 6, 2004 |
| 03001 | 2320.2 Energized Equipment or Systems OSHA citation code: 23200002 A05 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Sep 3, 2002 | Sep 24, 2002 | Aug 6, 2004 |
| 04001 | 2320.2 Energized Equipment or Systems OSHA citation code: 23200002 A06 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $9,000 | $540 | Sep 3, 2002 | Sep 24, 2002 | Aug 6, 2004 |
Nov 21, 1997#125909499Nov 21, 1997Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#125909499$7,87525 viol.25 violations$7,875 in penalties
Inspection #125909499
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 21, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- May 21, 1998
- Contested
- Jun 25, 1998
- Final Order
- Mar 9, 1999
- Closed
- Feb 28, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 25
- Violation Types
- 10 serious, 1 repeat, 14 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $17,680
- Penalties on Record
- $7,875
- Site Address
- 17361 Eastman St, Irvine, CA 92714
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (12 of 25 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 C | Other | 1 | 17 | $750 | $150 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
| 01002 | 3362 General Requirements OSHA citation code: 3362 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $750 | $300 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
| 01003 | 3364 Sanitary Facilities OSHA citation code: 3364 B | Other | 1 | 2 | $750 | $300 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
| 01004 | 3366 Washing Facilities OSHA citation code: 3366 B | Other | 1 | 2 | $750 | $150 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
| 01005 | 3366 Washing Facilities OSHA citation code: 3366 E | Other | 1 | 2 | $375 | $150 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
| 01006 | 3364 Sanitary Facilities OSHA citation code: 3364 D | Other | 1 | 2 | $375 | $150 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
| 01007 | 2340.16 Work Space About Electric Equipment OSHA citation code: 23400016 C | Other | 1 | 2 | $185 | $0 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
| 01008 | 14301 Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses OSHA citation code: 14301 A01 | Other | 1 | 17 | $375 | $300 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
| 01009 | 5144 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 5144 F03 | Other | 1 | 2 | $935 | $300 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
| 01010 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $375 | $0 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
| 01011 | 2500.8 Uses Not Permitted OSHA citation code: 25000008 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $185 | $0 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
| 01012 | 6151 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 6151 F02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $185 | $150 | Jun 24, 1998 | Jun 25, 1998 | Mar 9, 1999 |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 25 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Feb 6, 1997#120164447Feb 6, 1997Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#120164447$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120164447
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 6, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 6, 1997
- Closed
- Feb 7, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 230
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 17361 Eastman St, Irvine, CA 92714
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Apr 26, 1996#125904706Apr 26, 1996Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#125904706$7453 viol.3 violations$745 in penalties
Inspection #125904706
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 26, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 1996
- Closed
- Jul 24, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 230
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $745
- Penalties on Record
- $745
- Site Address
- 17361 Eastman St, Irvine, CA 92714
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 461 Permits to Operate OSHA citation code: 461 C | Other | 2 | 10 | $375 | $375 | Sep 18, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3400 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 3400 C | Other | 1 | 20 | $185 | $185 | Aug 26, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003 | 3400 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 3400 B | Other | 1 | 20 | $185 | $185 | Sep 18, 1996 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
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.
4 inspections, 1996 to 2002. 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).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.