Aliso Viejo, California · Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing · NAICS 339112
1inspections
3citation items
$24,300current penalties
Aug 20, 2018last inspection
OSHA has inspected Microvention once in California.
The inspection began on Aug 20, 2018 after an accident, in Aliso Viejo.
That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $72,900 and now stand at $24,300, 67% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Microvention averages $24,300 (1 cited inspection).
Microvention also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Aug 14, 2018: Employee crushes and burns finger while testing temperature
On August 14, 2018 at 17:52 p.m., Employee # 1 was testing the temperature of a heat sealing machine (SencorpWhite 24 thermal sealer Serial Number 18-10915), including a data logging device to log temperatures of the heat bar. The machine was in the set up phase of new equipment in the maintenance area, outside of the cleaning room. He was placing thermocouples on a heat sealing bar and the equipment was energized. He removed the guards and placed his finger in between two heat sealing bars of the sealing device. He then activated the foot pedal crushing and burning his finger. He was hospitalized for more than 24 hours. The employer called the case in after hours on August 20, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. The employer was compliant with reporting regulations. The accident happened due to a lack of training and lockout tagout program and controls and serious violations of standards.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3314(D)
Serious
$24,300
$20,250
Jan 24, 2019
Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3314(G)
Serious
$24,300
$2,025
Jan 24, 2019
Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3314(L)(1)
Serious
$24,300
$2,025
Jan 24, 2019
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 2025, the Aliso Viejo site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,229 workers: 0.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 187 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Microvention 35
Aliso Viejo · 2025
1,229
9
2
0.9
1.1
Microvention 45
Aliso Viejo · 2025
200
0
0
0.0
1.1
Microvention
Aliso Viejo · 2024
1,212
10
0
0.9
1.1
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Other surgical and medical instrument manufacturing employers in California
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.
