SOLA OPTICAL USA INC.
1500 CADER LANE, PETALUMA, CA 94952
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Inspection records
Aug 24, 2001#125625327Aug 24, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#125625327$2251 viol.1 violation$225 in penalties
Inspection #125625327
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 24, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 26, 2001
- Contested
- Nov 5, 2001
- Final Order
- Mar 21, 2002
- Closed
- May 13, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $225
- Penalties on Record
- $225
- Site Address
- 1500 Cader Lane, Petaluma, CA 94953
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5194 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 5194 H02 E | Other | 1 | 1 | $225 | $225 | Nov 14, 2001 | Nov 5, 2001 | Mar 21, 2002 |
Jan 18, 2001#125614495Jan 18, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#125614495$3001 viol.1 violation$300 in penalties
Inspection #125614495
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 18, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- May 3, 2001
- Contested
- May 18, 2001
- Final Order
- Dec 11, 2001
- Closed
- Apr 24, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 1500 Cader Lane, Petaluma, CA 94952
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4186 Maintenance and Use of Point of Operation Tools and Guards OSHA citation code: 4186 B | Other | 1 | 1 | $300 | $300 | May 14, 2001 | May 18, 2001 | Dec 11, 2001 |
Jan 19, 1996#120292347Jan 19, 1996Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120292347$3001 viol.1 violation$300 in penalties
Inspection #120292347
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 19, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 22, 1996
- Closed
- Apr 2, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 830
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 1500 Cader Lane, Petaluma, CA 94953
- 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.
Employee burned by spilled combustible liquid
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3249 Cold Storage, Processing, and Manufacturing Rooms OSHA citation code: 3249 B | Other | 2 | 4 | $300 | $300 | Feb 7, 1996 | - | - |
Mar 11, 1994#120282066Mar 11, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#120282066$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120282066
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 11, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 28, 1994
- Closed
- Apr 22, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 850
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1500 Cader Lane, Petaluma, CA 94953
- 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.
Oct 2, 1992#112105994Oct 2, 1992Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#112105994$5553 viol.3 violations$555 in penalties
Inspection #112105994
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 2, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 7, 1993
- Closed
- Feb 9, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 842
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $555
- Penalties on Record
- $555
- Site Address
- 1500 Cader Lane, Petaluma, CA 94952
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5143 General Requirements of Mechanical Ventilation Systems OSHA citation code: 5143 A05 | Other | 1 | 8 | $185 | $185 | Feb 9, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002 | 5194 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 5194 F04 B | Other | 1 | 8 | $185 | $185 | Oct 3, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5194 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 5194 H01 | Other | 1 | 8 | $185 | $185 | Oct 5, 1992 | - | - |
Nov 29, 1990#111850160Nov 29, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#111850160$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111850160
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 29, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 29, 1990
- Closed
- Nov 29, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 930
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1500 Cader Lane, Petaluma, CA 94953
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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.
6 inspections, 1990 to 2001. 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.