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Suds Machine Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Oakland, California · Car Washes · NAICS 811192

1inspections
4citation items
$4,725current penalties
Sep 4, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Suds Machine Inc once in California.

The inspection began on Sep 4, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Oakland.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,725 and still stand at $4,725.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for repair and personal services employers since 2015 is $1,200, and Suds Machine Inc averages $4,725 (1 cited inspection).

Suds Machine Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Suds Machine Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348490723 OPENED SEP 4, 2025Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Feb 17, 2026

4400 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, CA 94611 · Car Washes · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$225$225Jan 9, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3203(A)
Other-than-serious$225$225Jan 9, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3400(C)
Other-than-serious$225$225Jan 9, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 4482(B)
Serious$4,050$4,050Jan 9, 2026Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2023, the Oakland site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 14 workers: 6.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 62 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Suds Machine Inc.
Oakland · 2023
14 116.43.1

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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