Since 2017, OSHA inspectors have visited Freewire Technologies, Inc in California 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 2, 2023 after an accident, in Newark and is still open.
In all, OSHA issued 15 citation items: 2 serious and 13 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $45,575; today they stand at $19,560, 57% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Freewire Technologies, Inc averages $9,780 across 2 cited inspections.
Inspection 342514858 OPENED AUG 1, 2017Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Aug 3, 2018
1933 Davis Street Suite 234, San Leandro, CA 94577 · All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 25, 2017: Employee is caught by electrical wire short and suffers burn
At 5:00 p.m. on July 25, 2017, an employee was inserting a cable from a battery pack into a battery management system for a post assembly evaluation. The employee was holding onto the cable when it exploded from a short circuit. The employee suffered a second degree burn to his right hand as well as several to his left thumb. The employee was hospitalized for one day.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $250 | $165 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $250 | $165 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Other-than-serious | $250 | $165 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 |
Other-than-serious | $250 | $165 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 4848(A) |
Other-than-serious | $450 | $300 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 5144(C) |
Other-than-serious | $450 | $450 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 5144(D)(1) |
Other-than-serious | $450 | $0 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 5144(E) |
Other-than-serious | $250 | $0 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 5144(F)(1) |
Other-than-serious | $450 | $0 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 10 29 CFR 5150(B)(1) |
Other-than-serious | $450 | $300 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $6,300 | $675 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 |
Serious | $7,875 | $7,875 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 4, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $7,875 | $675 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 5, item 1 29 CFR 3203(A) |
Serious | $18,900 | $7,875 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
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.