VISTA PAINT CORPORATION
2020 E ORANGETHORPE AVE, FULLERTON, CA 92831 · NAICS 325510 Paint and Coating Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Nov 15, 2011#315526707Nov 15, 2011FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#315526707$159,04015 viol.15 violations$159,040 in penalties
Inspection #315526707
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 15, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- May 8, 2012
- Contested
- May 30, 2012
- Final Order
- Jan 7, 2015
- Closed
- May 4, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 15
- Violation Types
- 12 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $159,040
- Penalties on Record
- $159,040
- Site Address
- 2020 E Orangethorpe Ave, Fullerton, CA 92831
- Industry
- 325510 Paint and Coating Manufacturing
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 are overcome by vapors inside tank, one dies
Violations
Violation list (15 of 15 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5203 Carcinogen Report of Use Requirements OSHA citation code: 5203 C01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $2,250 | $2,250 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 01002 | 5157 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 5157 C02 | Other | 24 | 4 | $450 | $450 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 01003 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A | Other | 1 | 4 | $840 | $840 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 02001 | 5144 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 5144 C01 | Serious | 4 | 6 | $11,250 | $11,250 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 03001 | 5157 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 5157 D03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $25,000 | $25,000 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 04001 | 5157 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 5157 D04 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $9,000 | $9,000 | May 27, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 05001 | 5157 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 5157 D05 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $9,000 | $9,000 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 06001 | 5157 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 5157 E | Serious | 1 | 2 | $11,250 | $11,250 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 07001 | 5157 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 5157 G01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $13,500 | $13,500 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 08001 | 5157 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 5157 K | Serious | 1 | 2 | $11,250 | $11,250 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 09001 | 5202 Methylene chloride OSHA citation code: 5202 D01 A | Serious | 1 | 4 | $25,000 | $25,000 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 10001 | 5202 Methylene chloride OSHA citation code: 5202 E01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,000 | $2,000 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 11001 | 5202 Methylene chloride OSHA citation code: 5202 F01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,000 | $2,000 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 12001 | 5202 Methylene chloride OSHA citation code: 5202 G03 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $25,000 | $25,000 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| 13001 | 5202 Methylene chloride OSHA citation code: 5202 L03 | Serious | 4 | 4 | $11,250 | $11,250 | May 28, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 7, 2015 |
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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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Chemical Manufacturing, 11,960 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: paint and coating manufacturing reported 2.6 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 16.6%; NAICS 32551 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source