TE Connectivity has 5 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2016.
OSHA's last visit started on Apr 2, 2024 after an accident, in Redwood City.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 5 serious, 2 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $202,250 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $148,550, down 27%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. TE Connectivity averages $29,710 over 5 cited inspections in that time.
TE Connectivity also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 345164222 OPENED FEB 23, 2021Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jun 12, 2023
501 Oakside Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063 · Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 24, 2021: Employee's fingertips are pinched on wire reel and amputated
On Sunday, January 24, 2021, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured measuring and controlling devices. They made sensors and connectors. The employee operated winding and twisting machines. She was installing a new reel of 12-gauge (4 square millimeter cross-sectional area) wire into a Mark Strip 5 wire machine. She noticed some slack in the wire after she had loaded the reel, and she also saw that the wire was outside of the reel. She attempted to center the wire back onto the reel while the machine was still on and running at full speed in reverse. The fingertips of the index and ring fingers on her right hand were pinched in the pinch point formed between the wire and the reel. The employee was hospitalized. The two fingertips were amputated, possibly surgically.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3314(G) |
Other-than-serious | $750 | $750 | Sep 14, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 4002(A) |
Other-than-serious | $13,500 | $13,500 | Sep 14, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 3314(D) |
Serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Sep 14, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 4, item 1 29 CFR 3314(L) |
Serious | $18,000 | $1,800 | Sep 14, 2021 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Redwood City site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 182 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 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.