Establishment profile
BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC
2631 E 126TH ST, COMPTON, CA, 90222
Operated by Bowman Plating Company, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
332999 — All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
EIN 953504919
Summary
BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $19,105 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 491 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
63% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $15,850 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 2340.0023 | 3 | 3 | $2,525 | Jul 1995 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0022 A | 2 | 2 | $1,175 | Jul 1995 | Feb 1998 |
| 6151 C04 | 2 | 2 | $485 | Feb 1998 | Jan 2008 |
| 5144 F02 | 1 | 1 | $2,810 | Feb 1998 | Feb 1998 |
| 5155 E | 1 | 1 | $1,685 | Feb 1998 | Feb 1998 |
| 4070 A | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Feb 1998 | Feb 1998 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0001 | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Feb 1998 | Feb 1998 |
| 5144 C | 1 | 1 | $900 | Feb 1998 | Feb 1998 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0011 A01 | 1 | 1 | $560 | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 6151 E03 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 6151 C01 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 5031 C | 1 | 1 | $335 | Feb 1998 | Feb 1998 |
| 5452 E | 1 | 1 | $335 | Feb 1998 | Feb 1998 |
| 3385 A | 1 | 1 | $305 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 5162 A | 1 | 1 | $305 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 3203 A | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1430.0040 A | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 3270 B | 1 | 1 | $280 | Feb 1998 | Feb 1998 |
| 5449 B | 1 | 1 | $275 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 2530.0104 | 1 | 1 | $275 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3329 within CA. Peer group: 491 employers. This establishment has 41 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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.
Reported for 152 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
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- 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 BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY 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 BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY 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 BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOWMAN PLATING CO INC 2631 E 126TH ST · COMPTON, CA, 90222 | WaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 8 | 7 | 1 | — | May 2024 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2012-11-01. Most recent: 2012-11-01. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal prosecution case file
Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $500,000 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Bowman Plating Company Inc. Bowman Plating Company, Inc. | Nov 2012 | plea | False Statements | USDOJ - Major Frauds Section (California - Southern District) | $500,000 | No |
Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-23 | Referral | 5 | — | $750 | |
| 2007-10-12 | Complaint | 8 | — | $3,710 | |
| 1998-12-17 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-12-17 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-03-27 | Complaint | 3 | — | $745 | |
| 1998-02-19 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-09-08 | Referral | 20 | 4 | $12,525 | |
| 1995-06-08 | Complaint | 5 | — | $1,375 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bowman Plating Company, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bowman Plating Company, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Bowman Plating Company, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BOWMAN PLATINGCOMPTON, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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 Bowman Plating Company, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC's OSHA violation history?
- BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $19,105 in total penalties.
- How does BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC operates in the all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. BOWMAN PLATING COMPANY INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.11 compared to an industry average of 1.4.