Viking Processing Corporation has 4 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 1999.
OSHA's last visit started on Feb 10, 2017 after a complaint, in Pittsburg.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 18 citation items: 1 serious and 17 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $11,530 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,510, down 44%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Viking Processing Corporation averages $2,050 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Viking Processing Corporation also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Incident on Oct 24, 2000: Employee suffers amputation
Employee #1 works in a flat-rolled steel processing plant as a packager at the s trapping line. Just before the accident, a steel coil got stuck on the conveyor rolls. Employee #1 leaned over to release the steel coil with his left hand but the glove of his right hand was caught by the moving rollers and pulled into the guarded chain drive. The tip of his right middle finger was broken and severely lacerated. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3314 A |
Other-than-serious | $500 | $500 | Apr 13, 2001 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Pittsburg site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 54 workers: 9.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 186 days away from work.
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.
