DESA INTERNATIONAL INC
2701 S HARBOR BLVD, SANTA ANA, CA 92704
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Aug 6, 2004#301279956Aug 6, 2004Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#301279956$35,58016 viol.16 violations$35,580 in penalties
Inspection #301279956
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 6, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 30, 2004
- Contested
- Jul 25, 2005
- Final Order
- Aug 25, 2005
- Closed
- Aug 25, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 147
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 9 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $49,690
- Penalties on Record
- $35,580
- Site Address
- 2701 S Harbor Blvd, Santa Ana, CA 92704
- Industry
- 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
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's two fingers are amputated by press brake machine
Violations
Violation list (16 of 16 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 | $300 | Jan 29, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 01002 | 3320 Warning Signs | Other | 1 | 1 | $375 | $300 | Jan 29, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 01003 | 2500.7 Uses Permitted OSHA citation code: 25000007 B | Other | 2 | 1 | $375 | $225 | Jan 29, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 01004 | 2500.8 Uses Not Permitted OSHA citation code: 25000008 A | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 29, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 01005 | 3210 Guardrails at Elevated Locations OSHA citation code: 3210 A | Other | 2 | 2 | $375 | $225 | Jan 29, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 01006 | 4650 Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders OSHA citation code: 4650 D | Other | 2 | 5 | $750 | $450 | Jan 29, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 01007 | 6151 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 6151 C01 | Other | 2 | 5 | $250 | $150 | Jan 29, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 02001 | 2500.10 Pull at Joints and Terminals OSHA citation code: 25000010 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,375 | $270 | Jan 6, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 03001 | 2340.23 Openings (Repealed) | Serious | 2 | 2 | $3,375 | $2,700 | Jan 6, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 04001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A07 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $6,750 | $540 | Jan 6, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 05001 | 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 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Jan 6, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 06001 | 3578 Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding OSHA citation code: 3578 G | Serious | 2 | 2 | $5,060 | $4,050 | Jan 6, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 07001 | 3578 Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding OSHA citation code: 3578 G | Serious | 2 | 2 | $505 | $270 | Jan 6, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 08001 | 4070 Guarding OSHA citation code: 4070 A | Serious | 3 | 3 | $3,375 | $2,700 | Jan 6, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 09001 | 4310 Band Knives and Band Saws OSHA citation code: 4310 A01 | Serious | 3 | 2 | $3,375 | $2,700 | Jan 6, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| 10001 | 5185 Changing and Charging Storage Batteries OSHA citation code: 5185 L | Serious | 3 | 2 | $3,375 | $2,700 | Jan 6, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Aug 25, 2005 |
Aug 29, 2002#120165519Aug 29, 2002Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120165519$6001 viol.1 violation$600 in penalties
Inspection #120165519
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 29, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 22, 2002
- Closed
- Jan 29, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 108
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $600
- Penalties on Record
- $600
- Site Address
- 2701 S Harbor Blvd, Santa Ana, CA 92704
- 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 forklift strikes aerial lift
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4307.1 Miter Saws OSHA citation code: 43070001 B | Other | 1 | 1 | $600 | $600 | Nov 27, 2002 | - | - |
Nov 20, 2001#300853108Nov 20, 2001Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#300853108$18,2703 viol.3 violations$18,270 in penalties
Inspection #300853108
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 20, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 14, 2002
- Closed
- Sep 13, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 2 accidents
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $21,000
- Penalties on Record
- $18,270
- Site Address
- 2701 S Harbor Blvd, Santa Ana, CA 92704
- 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 injures hand in punch press
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 342 Reporting Work-Connected Fatalities and Serious Injuries OSHA citation code: 342 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $300 | $0 | Mar 5, 2002 | - | - |
| 02001 | 4193 Machines Using Part Revolution Clutches OSHA citation code: 4193 C | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,700 | $270 | Mar 5, 2002 | - | - |
| 03001 | 4206 Safeguarding the Point of Operation OSHA citation code: 4206 A | Serious | 1 | 2 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Mar 5, 2002 | - | - |
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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.
3 inspections, 2001 to 2004. 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.