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Ted Levine Drum Co: OSHA inspections and violations

South El Monte, California · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · NAICS 332439

7inspections
6citation items
$2,260current penalties
Mar 26, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ted Levine Drum Co 7 times in California since 2008.

The latest one began on Mar 26, 2026 after an accident, in South El Monte; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 6 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,260 and still stand at $2,260.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Ted Levine Drum Co averages $582 (2 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Ted Levine Drum Co also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Ted Levine Drum Co: OSHA citation items per year, 2008 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348836321 OPENED MAR 26, 2026Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 72 employees at the site · Open

1524 Chico Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

Inspection 348706144 OPENED JAN 23, 2026Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 77 employees at the site · Open

1524 Chico Ave., South El Monte, CA 91733 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$350$350May 21, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)
Other-than-serious$655$655May 21, 2026Contested

Inspection 346062631 OPENED JUL 6, 2022Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 95 employees at the site · Closed Jan 3, 2023

1829 Chico Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733 · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)
Other-than-serious$160$160Nov 29, 2022Final

Inspection 341147767 OPENED DEC 30, 2015Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Jun 27, 2016

18021 Valley View Ave, Cerritos, CA 90703 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 30, 2015 (fatal): Employee suffers heart attack while picking up trailer

At 1:53 p.m. on December 30, 2015, an employee drove his truck to a worksite to pick up an empty trailer. The employee had walked about 100 feet from the dock area when he suddenly collapsed. Emergency Services responded within five minutes and the employee was pronounced dead at the scene due to a massive cardiac arrest.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316348721 OPENED JAN 30, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 90 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2014

1817 Chico Avenue, South El Monte, CA 91733 · Temporary Help Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 312668585 OPENED NOV 9, 2011Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 95 employees at the site · Closed Jan 7, 2013

1817 Chico Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733 · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3210 A
Other-than-serious$365$365May 9, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3578 G
Other-than-serious$365$365May 9, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3577 E
Other-than-serious$365$365May 9, 2012Closed

Inspection 307188185 OPENED MAY 29, 2008Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 105 employees at the site · Closed Oct 23, 2008

1913 Chico Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 23, 2008: Employee's eye is injured by flying object

On April 23, 2008, Employee #1, a brush operator, of Ted Levine Drum Company, wa s working on changing a part to a heavy duty DeWalt (Model Number D28494) angle grinder. He dropped the grinder on his workstation, and it hit a wrench. The wre nch popped up and struck him in the eye, causing a serious eye injury. There wer e no witnesses to the incident, but it was reported that Employee #1 did not unp lug the grinder and he did not remove it from the area to take it to a changing area. In addition, he did not have the supervisor change out the wire cup brush, per the company policy. All employees with this job duty were interviewed at th is worksite, in addition to the supervisor and the maintenance supervisor. No ci tations were issued to the employer after the investigation.

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 2022, the South El Monte site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 81 workers: 6.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Ted Levine Drum Company
South El Monte · 2022
81 616.51.5

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 4300.29

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