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Merit Cables, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Santa Ana, California · Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing · NAICS 335931

2inspections
7citation items
$136,080current penalties
Feb 10, 2023last inspection

Merit Cables, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2006.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 10, 2023 after an accident, in Santa Ana, and the case has not closed yet.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 1 serious, 1 willful and 5 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $136,080 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Merit Cables, Inc. averages $135,970 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Merit Cables, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346499833 OPENED FEB 10, 2023Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Open

830 North Poinsettia Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 · Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342(A)
 Other-than-serious$5,000$5,000Aug 4, 2023Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3314(L)(4)
 Other-than-serious$275$275Aug 4, 2023Contested
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3314(G)(2)(A)
 Other-than-serious$685$685Aug 4, 2023Contested
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3380(F)(1)(A)
 Other-than-serious$410$410Aug 4, 2023Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3328(G)
 Serious$21,600$21,600Aug 4, 2023Contested
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 4600(B)
 Willful$108,000$108,000Aug 4, 2023Contested

Inspection 125950998 OPENED JAN 4, 2006Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 24 employees at the site · Closed Aug 24, 2009

830 N Poinsettia St, Santa Ana, CA 92701 · Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$110$110Apr 28, 2006Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 2340.16

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