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BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLC is a car washes employer in COSTA MESA, CA. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 15 violations and $73,810 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLC

2750 BRISTOL STREET, COSTA MESA, CA, 92626

Parent: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO (617 locations)

811192 Top companies in Car Washes

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
15 violations
$73,810 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.9
Industry Avg DART
1.1
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
15
Total Penalties
$73,810
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
Yes

Data Insights

History Span
7 years
Last Activity
7yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
2.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
27% serious$4,921 avg per violation$36,905 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$73,810 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

99%
Worse than most peers
vs 4,809 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
100%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
92%

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SEC Enforcement(1)

$100,000,000 totallast: 2004-08-04

SEC Litigation Releases filed against EMERSON ELECTRIC CO— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLC is one of 617 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO is a SEC public reporter (EMR), with most recent reported revenue of $18.0B.

Federal enforcement records on BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLC represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of EMERSON ELECTRIC CO across all 617 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by EMERSON ELECTRIC CO

Other employers in Car Washes within CA

Industry context

Within the car washes industry in CA, BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLC ranks in the 99th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 4,809 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 100th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 92th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.9 for the car washes sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.1.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 8 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLC's OSHA violation history?
BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $73,810 in total penalties.
How does BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLC operates in the car washes industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLC of COSTA MESA, CA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLC resolves to the parent rollup EMERSON ELECTRIC CO, which operates 617 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if BRISTOL EXPRESS CAR WASH, LLCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.