Establishment profile
CITY OF COSTA MESA
99 FAIR DRIVE, COSTA MESA, CA, 92626
Operated by City of Costa Mesa · 1 of 2 establishments
922120 — Police Protection
Summary
CITY OF COSTA MESA has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $335 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 2,252 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 77th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CITY OF COSTA MESA 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $335 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5198(L)(1)(C) | 1 | 1 | $185 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| 5198(D)(2) | 1 | 1 | $150 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| 3203 A07 00D | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 9221 within CA. Peer group: 2,252 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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 648 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 CITY OF COSTA MESA. 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2013 | FRACTURE,LUNG,SHOULDER,COLLAPSE,HORSE,RIB,FALL | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 CITY OF COSTA MESA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CITY OF COSTA MESA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CITY OF COSTA MESA. 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 CITY OF COSTA MESA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CITY OF COSTA MESA. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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). 3 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CITY OF COSTA MESA 2450 VANGUARD WAY · COSTA MESA, CA, 92626 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
CITY OF COSTA MESA 3175 AIRWAY · COSTA MESA, CA, 92626 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
CITY OF COSTA MESA 77 FAIR DRIVE · COSTA MESA, CA, 92626 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CITY OF COSTA MESA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-06 | Complaint | 2 | — | $335 | |
| 2013-03-21 | Accident | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CITY OF COSTA MESA is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization City of Costa Mesa.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of City of Costa Mesa across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in police protection within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CITY OF VALLEJOVALLEJO — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANTA CLARA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICESAN JOSE — 2 federal enforcement records
- CITY OF FOWLERFOWLER — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENTLOS ANGELES — 2 federal enforcement records
- TORRANCE POLICE DEPARTMENTTORRANCE — 1 federal enforcement record
- LAPD - DEVONSHIRE DIVISIONNORTHRIDGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- SAN BENITO COUNTY SHERIFFHOLLISTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; REAL ESTATE DIVISIONSAN FRANCISCO — 1 federal enforcement record
- SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTSAN DIEGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- LA COUNTY SHERIFFLOS ANGELES — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by City of Costa Mesa, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CITY OF COSTA MESA POLICE DEPARTMENTCOSTA MESA, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All City of Costa Mesa locationsParent rollup
- Police ProtectionAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- Police Protection in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CITY OF COSTA MESA 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 City of Costa Mesa, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is CITY OF COSTA MESA's OSHA violation history?
- CITY OF COSTA MESA has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $335 in total penalties.
- How does CITY OF COSTA MESA's safety record compare to its industry?
- CITY OF COSTA MESA operates in the police protection industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. CITY OF COSTA MESA's self-reported DART rate is 3.18 compared to an industry average of 2.7.