IMS RECYCLING SERVICES
5165 CONVOY STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111
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Aug 12, 2013#315349894Aug 12, 2013Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#315349894$7501 viol.1 violation$750 in penalties
Inspection #315349894
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 12, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 5, 2014
- Closed
- May 20, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 101
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $750
- Penalties on Record
- $750
- Site Address
- 2697 Main St, San Diego, CA 92113
- Industry
- 425110 Business to Business Electronic Markets
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 is injured by exploding shrapnel
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3382 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 3382 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $750 | $750 | Mar 24, 2014 | - | - |
Jul 16, 2008#310817622Jul 16, 2008Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#310817622$19,86017 viol.17 violations$19,860 in penalties
Inspection #310817622
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 16, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 24, 2008
- Contested
- Dec 1, 2008
- Final Order
- Aug 6, 2009
- Closed
- Feb 4, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 504
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 17
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 14 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $41,030
- Penalties on Record
- $19,860
- Site Address
- 2697 Main St, San Diego, CA 92113
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material 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.
Employee gets arm amputated by conveyor belt
Violations
Violation list (12 of 17 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 461 Permits to Operate OSHA citation code: 461 C | Other | 1 | - | $375 | $0 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| 01002 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $0 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| 01003 | 3272 Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways OSHA citation code: 3272 B | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $150 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| 01004 | 3272 Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways OSHA citation code: 3272 C | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $0 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| 01005 | 3214 Stair Rails and Handrails OSHA citation code: 3214 C | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $150 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| 01006 | 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 G02 A | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $150 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| 01007 | 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 H03 | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $0 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| 01008 | 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 J01 | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $0 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| 01009 | 3395 Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment OSHA citation code: 3395 E03 | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $150 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| 01010 | 4352 Construction, Reconstruction, and Modification OSHA citation code: 4352 B | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $0 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| 01011 | 4353 Stationary Compaction Equipment and Balers OSHA citation code: 4353 C | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $150 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| 01012 | 4355 Operating Rules for Compaction Equipment OSHA citation code: 4355 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $185 | $0 | Jan 13, 2009 | Dec 1, 2008 | Aug 6, 2009 |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 17 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Dec 31, 1995#126012632Dec 31, 1995Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#126012632$3002 viol.2 violations$300 in penalties
Inspection #126012632
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 31, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- May 29, 1996
- Closed
- Feb 3, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 8
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 5165 Convoy Street, San Diego, CA 92111
- 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 injured when run over by forklift
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3385 Foot Protection OSHA citation code: 3385 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $150 | $150 | Jun 20, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 B02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $150 | $150 | Jun 20, 1996 | - | - |
Aug 1, 1995#120134150Aug 1, 1995Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120134150$1501 viol.1 violation$150 in penalties
Inspection #120134150
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 1, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 3, 1995
- Closed
- Sep 19, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 140
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $150
- Penalties on Record
- $150
- Site Address
- 1345 S 27th St, San Diego, CA 92113
- 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 injured by falling container
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3664 Operating Rules OSHA citation code: 3664 A12 | Other | 1 | 20 | $150 | $150 | Sep 3, 1995 | - | - |
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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.
4 inspections, 1995 to 2013. 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).
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