Since 1991, OSHA inspectors have visited Seagate Technology LLC in California 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Dec 28, 2015 after an accident, in Fremont.
In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $225 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Seagate Technology LLC averages $0 across 1 cited inspection.
Seagate Technology LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 309896371 OPENED JUL 14, 2006Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 150 employees at the site · Closed Oct 12, 2006
195 S. Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035 · Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 10, 2006: Employee amputates finger in machine during maintenance
On July 10, 2006, Employee #1, a maintenance technician, was instructed to check an oil leak on a DTI auto packing machine. The employee opened the lower door o f the machine without turning its power off. He found that the oil leak originat ed from a blown out shaft seal. As he was wiping the lower base plate with his l eft hand in a blind reach position, his thumb was sheared by a displacing vertic al shaft. He was treated at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, CA, and was released the same day.
No citations from this inspection.
Incident on Jun 24, 1998: Employee's fingers injured when caught in polisher disks
Employee #1's coworker had unscrewed the polisher head and used the safety block before leaving the machine. The coworker later returned with Employee #1 and re moved the block to operate the machine, forgetting that he had removed the screw s from the head. The polisher disks fell on Employee #1's fingers. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3314 D |
Other-than-serious | $225 | $225 | Dec 24, 1998 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Fremont site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 535 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 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.