VAL CIRCUITS INC
2221 S. ANNE, SANTA ANA, CA 92704
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Inspection records
Feb 21, 1997#120164496Feb 21, 1997Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#120164496$4506 viol.6 violations$450 in penalties
Inspection #120164496
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 21, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 10, 1997
- Contested
- Sep 11, 1997
- Final Order
- Sep 23, 1998
- Closed
- Sep 13, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,400
- Penalties on Record
- $450
- Site Address
- 2221 S. Anne, Santa Ana, CA 92704
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5164 Storage of Hazardous Substances OSHA citation code: 5164 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $400 | $75 | Aug 13, 1997 | Sep 11, 1997 | Sep 23, 1998 |
| 01002 | 5162 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment OSHA citation code: 5162 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $400 | $75 | Aug 13, 1997 | Sep 11, 1997 | Sep 23, 1998 |
| 01003 | 2340.16 Work Space About Electric Equipment OSHA citation code: 23400016 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $200 | $50 | Aug 13, 1997 | Sep 11, 1997 | Sep 23, 1998 |
| 01004 | 3234 Fixed Industrial Stairs OSHA citation code: 3234 B01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $200 | $50 | Aug 13, 1997 | Sep 11, 1997 | Sep 23, 1998 |
| 01005 | 3273 Working Area OSHA citation code: 3273 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $200 | $50 | Aug 13, 1997 | Sep 11, 1997 | Sep 23, 1998 |
| 02001 | 2340.23 Openings (Repealed) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | $150 | Jul 28, 1997 | Sep 11, 1997 | Sep 23, 1998 |
Apr 24, 1996#125903823Apr 24, 1996Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#125903823$2,65016 viol.16 violations$2,650 in penalties
Inspection #125903823
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 24, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 19, 1996
- Closed
- Sep 13, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 11 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,650
- Penalties on Record
- $2,650
- Site Address
- 2221 S. Anne, Santa Ana, CA 92704
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (16 of 16 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 14307 Retention of Records | Other | 5 | 45 | $200 | $200 | Jul 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3368 Consumption of Food and Beverages OSHA citation code: 3368 B | Other | 1 | 2 | $100 | $100 | Jul 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5192 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 5192 P01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $100 | $100 | Jul 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 01004 | 5192 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 5192 P03 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 01005 | 5192 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 5192 P07 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 01006 | 5194 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 5194 H01 | Other | 20 | 20 | $100 | $100 | Jul 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 01007 | 5194 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 5194 F04 | Other | 20 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jul 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 01008 | 5191 Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories OSHA citation code: 5191 E01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $100 | $100 | Jul 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 01009 | 5216 Lead OSHA citation code: 5216 D | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 01010 | 5216 Lead OSHA citation code: 5216 E04 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 01011 | 5216 Lead OSHA citation code: 5216 L01 | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 24, 1996 | - | - |
| 02001 | 5162 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment OSHA citation code: 5162 C | Serious | 3 | 7 | $500 | $500 | Jul 8, 1996 | - | - |
| 03001 | 5162 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment OSHA citation code: 5162 B | Serious | 3 | 7 | $50 | $50 | Jul 8, 1996 | - | - |
| 04001 | 4002 Moving Parts of Machinery or Equipment OSHA citation code: 4002 A | Serious | 1 | 2 | $500 | $500 | Jul 8, 1996 | - | - |
| 05001 | 2340.23 Openings (Repealed) | Serious | 1 | 4 | $500 | $500 | Jul 8, 1996 | - | - |
| 06001 | 5216 Lead OSHA citation code: 5216 H01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $500 | $500 | Jul 8, 1996 | - | - |
Failure to Abate Penalties11 citations, $237,650 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 11 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | #120164496 | Jul 9, 1997 | $15,750 | - | - |
| 01003 | #120164496 | Jul 9, 1997 | $15,850 | - | - |
| 01004 | #120164496 | Jul 9, 1997 | $15,850 | - | - |
| 01005 | #120164496 | Jul 9, 1997 | $15,850 | - | - |
| 01006 | #120164496 | Jul 9, 1997 | $15,850 | - | - |
| 01007 | #120164496 | Jul 9, 1997 | $15,850 | - | - |
| 01008 | #120164496 | Jul 9, 1997 | $15,850 | - | - |
| 01009 | #120164496 | Jul 9, 1997 | $15,850 | - | - |
| 01010 | #120164496 | Jul 9, 1997 | $15,850 | - | - |
| 01011 | #120164496 | Jul 9, 1997 | $15,850 | - | - |
| 02001 | #120164496 | Jul 9, 1997 | $79,250 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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 enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
2 inspections, 1996 to 1997. 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.