OSHA has inspected Interspace Battery, Inc. 4 times in California since 1987.
The latest one began on Oct 6, 2017 after an accident, in West Covina.
Those inspections ended with 31 citation items: 6 serious, 5 repeat and 20 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $10,605 and now stand at $5,482, 48% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lead in general industry comes up most often in these citations: 24 items under 1910.1025.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Interspace Battery, Inc. averages $3,712 (1 cited inspection).
Interspace Battery, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 342688165 OPENED OCT 6, 2017Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Apr 2, 2018
2009 San Bernardino Rd., West Covina, CA 91790 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 28, 2017: Employee sustains fractured foot when struck by aerial lift
At 9:15 a.m. on September 28, 2017, Employee #1 was testing the tilting mechanism on the aerial device. The employee was on top of the basket when the lift failed, causing the basket to tilt over towards the ground. The basket fell approximately three feet and fractured his left foot. He was hospitalized for seven days.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3648(O) |
Serious | $7,425 | $3,712 | Mar 6, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 316346485 OPENED MAR 1, 2013Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 243 employees at the site · Closed Aug 2, 2013
2009 W San Bernardino Rd, West Covina, CA 91790 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 4, 2013: Employee's thumb is injured while using bench grinder
At approximately 9:20 a.m. on February 2, 2013, an employee offered to sharpen a dull putty knife for a coworker using an Apex 16 inch disc grinder, Make: PAL I ndustries Inc., Model Number 700-S16, Serial Number 1002. The employee was holdi ng the tool with both hands above the tool rest when the gloved left thumb was c aught by the abrasive surface of the disc grinder and the tool rest crushing it. The disc grinder was operating at 1725 rpm. The employee underwent surgery wher e the bone was reduced in order to close the wound but he was not hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the West Covina site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 42 workers: 9.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 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.
