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MORTON GRINDING INC.
$55,082
penalties
7
viol.
2
insp.

MORTON GRINDING INC.

201 E AVE K, #15, LANCASTER, CA 93535NAICS 332722 Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing

Inspections
2
Oct 2018 to Sep 2025 · 1 safety, 1 health
Violations
7
across 2 inspections
Penalties on record
$55,082
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 4Willful 0Repeat 0Other 3

Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology

Inspection records

Sep 16, 2025OpenAccident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#348512864$46,8704 viol.

Inspection #348512864

Dates

Opened
Sep 16, 2025
Closing Conference Date
Feb 12, 2026
Contested
Mar 19, 2026
Closed
Open

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
170
Related Activity
1 complaint, 1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
4
Violation Types
2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$46,870
Penalties on Record
$46,870
Site Address
201 E Ave K, #15, Lancaster, CA 93535
Industry
332722 Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer 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.

OSHA's inspection record does not currently show a close date for this case. Citation-level records on this page may still show later contest, penalty, or failure-to-abate activity.

Violations

Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013203(A)(4)
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
Other12$935$935Mar 20, 2026Mar 19, 2026-
010023328(A)
Machinery and Equipment
Other12$935$935Mar 20, 2026Mar 19, 2026-
020014206(A)
Safeguarding the Point of Operation
Serious12$22,500$22,500Feb 25, 2026Mar 19, 2026-
030014211(A)
Two-Hand Trip
Serious12$22,500$22,500Feb 25, 2026Mar 19, 2026-
Oct 1, 2018Final Order RecordedAccident (A) · Partial scope, Health#343519104$8,2123 viol.

Inspection #343519104

Dates

Opened
Oct 1, 2018
Closing Conference Date
Jan 9, 2019
Contested
Mar 26, 2019
Final Order
Feb 24, 2021
Closed
No close date in inspection feed

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
208
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$40,920
Penalties on Record
$8,212
Site Address
201 East Avenue K-15, Lancaster, CA 93535
Industry
332722 Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer 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.

OSHA's inspection feed still shows no close date for this record. However, the citation records tied to this inspection show contest activity beginning on Mar 26, 2019 and final orders recorded through Feb 24, 2021.

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.

HospitalizationJul 10, 2018

Employee is chemically burned preparing acid sample

Event: Other

Violations

Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013203(A)
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
Other1208$420$112Feb 13, 2019Mar 26, 2019Feb 24, 2021
020015191(E)(3)
Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
Serious18$22,500$4,500Jan 29, 2019Mar 26, 2019Feb 24, 2021
030015191(F)
Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
Serious18$18,000$3,600Jan 29, 2019Mar 26, 2019Feb 24, 2021
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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 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.

Standards cited

3203(A)Injury and Illness Prevention Program1 citation · $112
3203(A)(4)Injury and Illness Prevention Program1 citation · $935
3328(A)Machinery and Equipment1 citation · $935

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer3.5
Industry average3.3
Penalties per inspection
This employer$27,541
Industry average$2,308

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 47,284 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: bolt, nut, screw, rivet, and washer manufacturing reported 3.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.9%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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