Griffin Hardware Co. OSHA Violations, Santa Ana CA

Griffin Hardware Co. has one OSHA inspection on record in California.

OSHA opened it on May 3, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Santa Ana.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $8,245 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,270, down 60%.

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,750. Griffin Hardware Co. averages $3,270 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Griffin Hardware Co. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Griffin Hardware Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346675184 OPENED MAY 3, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Aug 30, 2023

3501 W. First St., Santa Ana, CA 92703 · Hardware Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 6151(C)(1)	Other-than-serious	$275	$200	Aug 16, 2023	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 2473.1(b)	Other-than-serious	$550	$100	Aug 16, 2023	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 3577(E)	Serious	$3,710	$270	Aug 16, 2023	Final
Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 3578(G)	Serious	$3,710	$2,700	Aug 16, 2023	Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2024, the Santa Ana site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 10 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.5 for its industry.

Site and year	Workers	Cases	Days-away cases	Rate	Industry median
Griffin Hardware Co. - Santa Ana store Santa Ana · 2024	10	0	0	0.0	4.5
Griffin Hardware Co. Santa Ana · 2017	57	0	0	0.0	4.5

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 2473.1

Other hardware stores employers in California

Home Depot San Diego · 338 citations · $220,015
Big 'B' Lumberteria, Inc. Brentwood · 6 citations · $3,110
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. El Cajon · 30 citations · $11,415
Hassett Hardware Palo Alto · 1 citation · $750
The Home Depot USA, Inc. Torrance · 26 citations · $42,000
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. Tracy · 102 citations · $396,430

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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.

Griffin Hardware Co.: OSHA inspections and violations