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CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC

6444 EAST 26TH STREET, COMMERCE, CA, 90040
312112Bottled Water Manufacturing
EIN 943220931

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OSHA inspections
4
over 27 years
Violations
10
$31,680 in penalties
Penalties
$31,680
$3,168 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $31,680 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 757 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
10
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$31,680
$3,168 avg / violation
80% serious20% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $31,680 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3385(A)11$16,875Jul 2019Jul 2019
3314(C)11$10,000Jul 2019Jul 2019
3583(E)11$2,700May 2016May 2016
4070 A11$435Nov 1998Nov 1998
29 CFR 2340.000111$435Nov 1998Nov 1998
5157(C)(2)11$325May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 2473.0001 B11$325May 2016May 2016
3578(G)11$270May 2016May 2016
3577(E)11$270May 2016May 2016
4075 A11$45Nov 1998Nov 1998

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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3121 within CA. Peer group: 757 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $1,250
Inspection frequency
92nd
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
1.4
vs industry
−0.6
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
−1.3

Reported for 70 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
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.4
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

Planned
1
Complaint
1

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 CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 25, 2019Crushed,TorsoFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHAMELEON BEVERAGE 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 CHAMELEON BEVERAGE 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 CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
0
Quarters non-compliant
7

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC
6444 E 26TH ST · COMMERCE, CA, 90040
WaterRCRAViolation Identified
QNCR 7
00View →

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)

DOT number
2652521
Operation
C

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-07-22Unprogrammed Related0$0
2019-01-28Fatality/Catastrophe22$26,875
2016-04-05Planned53$3,890
1998-08-13Complaint33$915

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHAMELEON BEVERAGE 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.

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Frequently asked

What is CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC's OSHA violation history?
CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $31,680 in total penalties.
How does CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC's safety record compare to its industry?
CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC operates in the bottled water manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.37 compared to an industry average of 2.
Has CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving CHAMELEON BEVERAGE COMPANY INC.