LORTZ MANUFACTURING CO.
4042 PATTON WAY, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308
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Inspection records
Mar 11, 2009#312311681Mar 11, 2009Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#312311681$9,8159 viol.9 violations$9,815 in penalties
Inspection #312311681
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 11, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- May 12, 2009
- Contested
- Jun 1, 2009
- Closed
- Feb 14, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 160
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $22,400
- Penalties on Record
- $9,815
- Site Address
- 4042 Patton Way, Bakersfield, CA 93308
- Industry
- 331513 Steel Foundries (except Investment)
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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Jun 1, 2009. Final orders are recorded through Jul 22, 2009. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (9 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3668 Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training OSHA citation code: 3668 D02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $400 | $320 | Jun 11, 2009 | Jun 1, 2009 | Jul 22, 2009 |
| 01002 | 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 | 30 | $200 | $200 | Jun 11, 2009 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4185 Foot-Operated Devices | Other | 1 | 1 | $200 | $200 | Jun 11, 2009 | - | - |
| 02001 | 2340.17 Guarding of Energized Parts OSHA citation code: 23400017 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | $160 | May 19, 2009 | Jun 1, 2009 | Jul 22, 2009 |
| 03001 | 3577 Protection Devices OSHA citation code: 3577 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | $160 | May 19, 2009 | Jun 1, 2009 | Jul 22, 2009 |
| 04001 | 3578 Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding OSHA citation code: 3578 G | Other | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | $0 | May 19, 2009 | Jun 1, 2009 | Jul 22, 2009 |
| 05001 | 4070 Guarding OSHA citation code: 4070 A | Serious | 3 | 1 | $3,600 | $2,925 | May 19, 2009 | Jun 1, 2009 | Jul 22, 2009 |
| 06001 | 4207 Point of Operation Guards OSHA citation code: 4207 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | $2,925 | May 19, 2009 | Jun 1, 2009 | Jul 22, 2009 |
| 07001 | 4227 Metal Shears OSHA citation code: 4227 E | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | $2,925 | May 19, 2009 | Jun 1, 2009 | Jul 22, 2009 |
Jul 19, 2005#300830999Jul 19, 2005Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#300830999$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300830999
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 19, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 14, 2005
- Closed
- Sep 14, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4042 Patton Way, Bakersfield, CA 93308
- Industry
- 331513 Steel Foundries (except Investment)
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.
Oct 17, 2002#126188960Oct 17, 2002Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#126188960$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126188960
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 17, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 2002
- Closed
- Mar 26, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 71
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4042 Patton Way, Bakersfield, CA 93308
- 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.
Oct 17, 2002#126188952Oct 17, 2002Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#126188952$16,2001 viol.1 violation$16,200 in penalties
Inspection #126188952
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 17, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 19, 2003
- Contested
- Mar 17, 2003
- Final Order
- Feb 26, 2004
- Closed
- Oct 27, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 71
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $16,200
- Penalties on Record
- $16,200
- Site Address
- 4042 Patton Way, Bakersfield, CA 93308
- 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 is injured when struck by metal object
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3273 Working Area OSHA citation code: 3273 A | Serious | 1 | 4 | $16,200 | $16,200 | Feb 26, 2003 | Mar 17, 2003 | Feb 26, 2004 |
Jun 18, 2001#119942688Jun 18, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#119942688$4,5002 viol.2 violations$4,500 in penalties
Inspection #119942688
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 18, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 2, 2001
- Contested
- Nov 21, 2001
- Final Order
- Jan 30, 2002
- Closed
- Jan 30, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 85
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,700
- Penalties on Record
- $4,500
- Site Address
- 4042 Patton Way, Bakersfield, CA 93308
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4214 Press Brakes Mechanically or Hydraulically Powered OSHA citation code: 4214 A | Serious | 3 | 6 | $5,850 | $2,250 | Aug 20, 2001 | Nov 21, 2001 | Jan 30, 2002 |
| 02001 | 4206 Safeguarding the Point of Operation OSHA citation code: 4206 A | Serious | 2 | 2 | $5,850 | $2,250 | Aug 20, 2001 | Nov 21, 2001 | Jan 30, 2002 |
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About these records
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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 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.
5 inspections, 2001 to 2009. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: steel foundries (except investment) reported 7.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 20.5%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source