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HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY
$14,615
penalties
27
viol.
4
insp.

HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY

16945 CAMINO SAN BERNARDO, SAN DIEGO, CA 92112

Inspections
4
Mar 2002 to Jul 2009 · 3 safety, 1 health
Violations
27
across 4 inspections
Penalties on record
$14,615
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 1Willful 0Repeat 0Other 26

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Inspection records

Jul 3, 2009Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#312678865$2,0957 viol.

Inspection #312678865

Dates

Opened
Jul 3, 2009
Closing Conference Date
Dec 10, 2009
Closed
Apr 21, 2010

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
100
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
7
Violation Types
7 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$5,380
Penalties on Record
$2,095
Site Address
8050 Othello Ave, San Diego, CA 92111
Industry
423810 Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

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 (7 of 7 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010022340.16
Work Space About Electric Equipment
OSHA citation code: 23400016 C
Other23$420$335Jan 14, 2010--
010032340.22
Identification of Equipment
OSHA citation code: 23400022 A
Other152$420$225Jan 14, 2010--
010045162
Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment
OSHA citation code: 5162 E
Other22$280$225Jan 14, 2010--
010055194
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 5194 F04
Other112$420$335Jan 14, 2010--
010065194
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 5194 G08
Other2100$280$225Jan 14, 2010--
010076151
Portable Fire Extinguishers
OSHA citation code: 6151 C01
Other2100$185$150Jan 14, 2010--
020012340.17
Guarding of Energized Parts
OSHA citation code: 23400017 A
Other13$3,375$600Dec 23, 2009--
Oct 10, 2007Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#310813399$00 viol.

Inspection #310813399

Dates

Opened
Oct 10, 2007
Closing Conference Date
Dec 19, 2007
Closed
Dec 19, 2007

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
125
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
8050 Othelo St, San Diego, CA 92111
Industry
423810 Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

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.

Jul 30, 2007

Employee injures finger when caught in pulley

Injury: OtherBody part: Finger(s)Source: MachineEvent: Caught In or Between
Sep 26, 2002Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120139076$9,7502 viol.

Inspection #120139076

Dates

Opened
Sep 26, 2002
Closing Conference Date
Mar 20, 2003
Closed
Jan 13, 2009

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
219
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$25,210
Penalties on Record
$9,750
Site Address
16945 Camino San Bernardo, San Diego, CA 92112
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.

AmputationHospitalizationSep 16, 2002

Employee's finger is injured by excavator bucket

Injury: AmputationBody part: Finger(s)Source: Materials Handling EquipmentEvent: Caught In or Between

Violations

Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013203
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
OSHA citation code: 3203 A07 C
Other1-$7,210$975Apr 7, 2003--
020013328
Machinery and Equipment
OSHA citation code: 3328 B
Serious1-$18,000$8,775Apr 7, 2003--
Mar 27, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#120138763$2,77018 viol.

Inspection #120138763

Dates

Opened
Mar 27, 2002
Closing Conference Date
Sep 26, 2002
Closed
Apr 24, 2003

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
219
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
18
Violation Types
18 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$4,279
Penalties on Record
$2,770
Site Address
16945 Camino San Bernardo, San Diego, CA 92127
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

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 (12 of 18 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010015194
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 5194 B06 B
Other1-$185$150Oct 29, 2002--
010025580
Sources of Ignition
Other1-$185$150Oct 29, 2002--
010033314
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 A
Other1-$185$150Oct 29, 2002--
010043362
General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 3362 A
Other1-$422$335Oct 29, 2002--
010053368
Consumption of Food and Beverages
OSHA citation code: 3368 B
Other1-$280$0Oct 29, 2002--
010063382
Eye and Face Protection
OSHA citation code: 3382 A
Other1-$422$335Oct 29, 2002--
010073383
Body Protection
OSHA citation code: 3383 A
Other1-$185$150Oct 29, 2002--
010083384
Hand Protection
OSHA citation code: 3384 A
Other1-$185$150Oct 29, 2002--
010093577
Protection Devices
OSHA citation code: 3577 E
Other1-$280$150Oct 29, 2002--
010103578
Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding
OSHA citation code: 3578 G
Other1-$280$0Oct 29, 2002--
010114650
Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders
OSHA citation code: 4650 D
Other1-$375$300Oct 29, 2002--
010125144
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 5144 E01
Other1-$185$150Oct 29, 2002--

Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 18 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

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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.

Standards cited

5194Hazard Communication5 citations · $1,010
5144Respiratory Protection4 citations · $450
5162Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment2 citations · $375

Industry comparison

BLS 2024 survey: machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers reported 1.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 6.4%; NAICS 4238 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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