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AEROVIRONMENT INC

1960 WALKER AVE, MONROVIA, CA, 91016
Operated by AeroVironment Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
EIN 952705790

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OSHA inspections
2
over 22 years
Violations
17
$11,390 in penalties
Penalties
$11,390
$670 avg

Summary

AEROVIRONMENT INC has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $11,390 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 117 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AEROVIRONMENT INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
17
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$11,390
$670 avg / violation
6% serious94% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 17 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $11,390 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 2340.002311$6,750Dec 2007Dec 2007
29 CFR 2340.0022 A11$560Dec 2007Dec 2007
5144 H01 A11$485Apr 2004Apr 2004
5144 D01 A11$485Apr 2004Apr 2004
5144 E0111$485Apr 2004Apr 2004
5144 F0211$485Apr 2004Apr 2004
5194 H02 E11$485Apr 2004Apr 2004
5198 H0111$240Apr 2004Apr 2004
5144 H02 A11$240Apr 2004Apr 2004
5194 G0811$240Apr 2004Apr 2004
5198 H02 A11$185Apr 2004Apr 2004
5144 C0111$125Apr 2004Apr 2004
5194 E0111$125Apr 2004Apr 2004
3382 A11$125Apr 2004Apr 2004
3203 A07 C11$125Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 2340.0016 A11$125Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 2320.0004 A0311$125Apr 2004Apr 2004

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3333 within CA. Peer group: 117 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $785
Inspection frequency
78th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
1.2
vs industry
+0.1
TRIR
1.2
vs industry
−1.0

Reported for 160 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AEROVIRONMENT INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
18 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AEROVIRONMENT INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AEROVIRONMENT INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AEROVIRONMENT INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AEROVIRONMENT INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AEROVIRONMENT INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2327233

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$13.5M
Obligated (all-time)
$1.7B
Awards
546
Top agency
Department of Defense
$1.7B
Company-wide — AEROVIRONMENT, INC. (across 12 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$847.7M
Obligated (all-time)
$2.9B
Awards (all-time)
735

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$1.7B
Department of Transportation$1.8M
Department of the Interior$475K
Department of Commerce$94K
Department of Homeland Security$85K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 336411 - AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2024-09-05. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-12-19Complaint21$7,310
2003-10-15Complaint15$4,080

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

AEROVIRONMENT INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization AeroVironment Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of AeroVironment Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AEROVIRONMENT INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup AeroVironment Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is AEROVIRONMENT INC's OSHA violation history?
AEROVIRONMENT INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $11,390 in total penalties.