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USA Vape Lab: OSHA inspections and violations

Huntington Beach, California · Tobacco Stores · NAICS 453991

1inspections
6citation items
$19,890current penalties
Feb 6, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected USA Vape Lab once in California.

The inspection began on Feb 6, 2019 after an accident, in Huntington Beach.

That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 2 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $37,240 and now stand at $19,890, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $2,130, and USA Vape Lab averages $19,890 (1 cited inspection).

USA Vape Lab: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343769766 OPENED FEB 6, 2019Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Apr 6, 2020

5802 Engineer Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92649 · Tobacco Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 25, 2019: Employee amputates finger when caught underneath metal panel

At 5:30 p.m. on January 25, 2019, an employee was organizing boxes in the warehouse when a coworker asked for his assistance in moving a large stack of sheet metal panels. The employee pinched his left hand's fingers as he was putting the metal sheets down. The employee was able to pull four of his fingers out from underneath the panels and amputated his middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342(A)
Other-than-serious$5,000$3,250May 22, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 461(A)
Other-than-serious$350$325May 22, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3380(F)(1)
Other-than-serious$390$365May 22, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)
Other-than-serious$12,600$650May 22, 2019Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3384(A)
Serious$9,450$5,850May 22, 2019Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 3704
Serious$9,450$9,450May 22, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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