Pape Material Handling has 7 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2006.
OSHA's last visit started on Sep 17, 2025 after an accident, in City Of Industry, and the case has not closed yet.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $10,750 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,100, down 43%.
For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Pape Material Handling averages $3,050 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Pape Material Handling also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Oct 20, 2020: Employee punctures finger with zip tie, develops infection
On October 20, 2020, an employee was checking a natural gas engine compartment. A zip tie punctured his right index finger between the skin and nail. The employee developed an infection and was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344385646 OPENED OCT 9, 2019Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Aug 27, 2020
Incident on Apr 14, 2006: Employee fractures ribs in fall from trailer tilt gate
On April 14, 2006, Employee #1, a mechanic, was working at his private residence , where a forklift truck was being delivered to him for repair. Employee #1 perf orms work for a company that repairs heavy equipment. As the forklift truck was being off-loaded from a trailer, Employee #1 was standing on the tilt gate of th e trailer bed. The rear of the trailer suddenly dropped down, catapulting Employ ee #1 off the gate and to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated f or several fractured ribs.
No citations from this inspection.
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 City Of Industry site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 99 workers: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 180 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
06074-06-06-City of Indus-Yale
City Of Industry · 2025
99
1
1
1.0
1.4
06011-06-06-Sacramento
Sacramento · 2025
81
0
0
0.0
1.4
06063-06-06-City of Industry
City Of Industry · 2025
86
5
4
5.7
1.4
06010-06-06-Fremont
Fremont · 2025
69
4
3
5.4
1.4
06064-06-06-Oxnard
Oxnard · 2025
18
0
0
0.0
1.4
06074-06-06-City of Indus. (Yale)
City Of Industry · 2022
97
8
4
8.1
1.4
06055-06-PMH Corp CA
Sacramento · 2016
5
0
0
0.0
1.4
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Other industrial machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers 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.