OSHA has inspected Ace Machine Shop 3 times in California since 1993.
The latest one began on Jan 11, 2022 after a complaint, in City Of Industry.
Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 3 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $32,825 and now stand at $8,345, 75% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Ace Machine Shop averages $7,395 (1 cited inspection).
Ace Machine Shop also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Incident on Mar 14, 2002: Employee sustains burns from propane gas explosion
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on March 14, 2002, Employee #1, a mechanic for Ace Ma chine Shop, Inc., sustained burns to his face from a propane gas explosion while troubleshooting a propane powered forklift (a Hyster propane-powered forklift, model number SND4D1534) that had stalled in the north entryway to A-1 Refrigerat ion. The driver of the forklift helped Employee #1 by holding the hood of the Hy ster propane-powered forklift up during the troubleshooting. Employee #1 was per forming repair work when he contacted the energized points and condenser in the distributor cap located in the forklift's engine compartment causing a spark. Th e spark ignited propane which had leaked out of the forklift's fuel system and a ccumulated in the engine compartment. The resulting explosion seriously burned t he employee's face. Employee#1 was hospitalized for five days for burn treatment . Employee #1 had been working for four months repairing and maintaining equipme nt and vehicles. The cause of the accident was due to the presence of an ignitio n source in the engine compartment of the Hyster forklift where flammable vapors had accumulated.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 5416 C |
Other-than-serious | $12,600 | $450 | Jun 19, 2002 | Final |
Incident on Jun 10, 1993: Employee hospitalized after exposure to pesticide
Employee #1 was employed by Ace Machine Co. He was welding earthquake reinforcem ent supports on a vessel. A hose connected to a pipe was either disconnected by Employee #1 or fell off when Employee #1 accidentally bumped it. Phosdrin, a pes ticide, came out of the pipe and contacted Employee #1, who was subsequently hos pitalized. The accident took place at Amvac Chemical Co. in Los Angeles, CA.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 5194 H02 E |
Other-than-serious | $4,000 | $500 | Nov 4, 1993 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Lynwood site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 8 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
