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Meza Pallets Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Fontana, California · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

6inspections
45citation items
$31,305current penalties
Dec 15, 2016last inspection

Meza Pallets Inc has 6 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2008.

OSHA's last visit started on Dec 15, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Fontana.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 45 citation items: 9 serious, 6 repeat and 30 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $46,865 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $31,305, down 33%.

Most often, OSHA cited 2500.8, (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Meza Pallets Inc averages $9,500 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $15,000 in back wages owed to workers.

Meza Pallets Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2008 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342021979 OPENED DEC 15, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 99 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2019

14619 Merrill Ave, Fontana, CA 92335 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$335$280Mar 21, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$335$0Mar 21, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3272(B)
 Other-than-serious$225$185Mar 21, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 6151(C)(4)
 Other-than-serious$335$280Mar 21, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 5 Other-than-serious$225$185Mar 21, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 3661(C)
 Other-than-serious$900$750Mar 21, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 3653(A)
 Other-than-serious$900$750Mar 21, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 3650(L)
 Other-than-serious$675$560Mar 21, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 3400(C)
 Other-than-serious$335$280Mar 21, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 461(A)
 Repeat$900$900Mar 21, 2017Final
Citation 3, item 1 Repeat$900$900Mar 21, 2017Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 6151(E)(3)
 Repeat$1,350$900Mar 21, 2017Final

Inspection 341135861 OPENED DEC 17, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed May 10, 2019

14619 Merrill Ave, Fontana, CA 92335 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 461(A)
 Other-than-serious$375$375May 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$375$375May 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 5097(B)(1)
 Other-than-serious$1,125$1,125May 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 5144(C)(1)(B)
 Other-than-serious$375$375May 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 5162(E)
 Other-than-serious$280$280May 3, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 6151(E)(2)
 Other-than-serious$375$375May 3, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3382(A)
 Serious$3,375$3,375May 3, 2016Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3577(E)
 Serious$3,375$3,375May 3, 2016Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 3578(G)
 Serious$3,375$3,375May 3, 2016Final

Inspection 316215920 OPENED MAY 6, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 125 employees at the site · Closed Jan 13, 2016

14619 Merrill Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$375$185Aug 8, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3366 B
 Other-than-serious$375$85Aug 8, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3366 E
 Other-than-serious$375$85Aug 8, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 4324 A
 Other-than-serious$375$85Aug 8, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 6151 E03
 Other-than-serious$1,125$85Aug 8, 2014Final

Inspection 316704097 OPENED APR 9, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Dec 14, 2018

3845 S. El Dorado St., Stockton, CA 95206 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3273 B
 Other-than-serious$225$150Jun 3, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3366 A
 Other-than-serious$450$350Jun 3, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3457 C01 C
 Other-than-serious$750$150Jun 3, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3668 A01
 Other-than-serious$450$350Jun 3, 2014Final

Inspection 312747686 OPENED FEB 2, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Jul 19, 2011

14619 Merrill Ave., Fontana, CA 92335 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$485$0Mar 12, 2010Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3272 B
 Other-than-serious$650$185Mar 12, 2010Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3661 C
 Other-than-serious$365$185Mar 12, 2010Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 6151 C01
 Other-than-serious$240$125Mar 12, 2010Final
Citation 2, item 1 Serious$4,385$2,250Mar 12, 2010Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 4306 A
 Serious$4,385$2,250Mar 12, 2010Final

Inspection 309153880 OPENED MAY 28, 2008Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Aug 26, 2009

14619 Merrill Ave, Fontana, CA 92335 · Wood Window and Door Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Repeat$225$150Jun 10, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3320
 Repeat$225$150Jun 10, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 3 Repeat$225$150Jun 10, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3366 A
 Other-than-serious$450$300Jun 10, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 3668 F
 Other-than-serious$165$110Jun 10, 2008Final
Citation 2, item 1 Serious$2,025$1,350Jun 10, 2008Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3314 G02 A
 Serious$2,025$1,350Jun 10, 2008Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 4310 A01
 Serious$3,035$200Jun 10, 2008Final
Citation 5, item 1
29 CFR 4310 A02
 Serious$3,035$2,025Jun 10, 2008Final

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Jun 19, 2018 to Jun 18, 2020
Fontana
54$15,000$0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1430.33

29 CFR 2340.12

29 CFR 2340.16

29 CFR 2340.17

29 CFR 2340.21

29 CFR 2473.2

29 CFR 2500.1

29 CFR 2500.8

29 CFR 2510.4

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