Establishment profile
COMMODITY SALES CO
517 S CLARENCE ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90033
311611 — Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Summary
COMMODITY SALES CO has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $16,700 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 344 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COMMODITY SALES CO appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $16,700 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4184 B | 2 | 2 | $2,950 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2006 |
| 4050 A | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0023 | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 5162 A | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 4542 A | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1430.1 B | 1 | 1 | $325 | Nov 2001 | Nov 2001 |
| 3578 G | 1 | 1 | $325 | Nov 2001 | Nov 2001 |
| 3328 D | 1 | 1 | $325 | Nov 2001 | Nov 2001 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0022 A | 1 | 1 | $300 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 3664 A | 1 | 1 | $300 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 5185 K | 1 | 1 | $300 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 6151 C01 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 4002 B | 1 | 1 | $270 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 3382 A | 1 | 1 | $270 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 5162 B | 1 | 1 | $270 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 461 A | 1 | 1 | $250 | Dec 2006 | Dec 2006 |
| 6151 E02 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0016 A | 1 | 1 | $150 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 3328 G | 1 | 1 | $135 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2009 |
| 3577 E | 1 | 1 | $125 | Nov 2001 | Nov 2001 |
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 3116 within CA. Peer group: 344 employers. This establishment has 21 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 78 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 COMMODITY SALES CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 3 violations · $11,210 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Oct 2021 | 1 | 3 | 1 | $11,210 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 3 violations · $11,210 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2019 – Oct 2021 | Poultry Processing | FMLA | 3 | 1 | $11,210 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COMMODITY SALES CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COMMODITY SALES CO. 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 COMMODITY SALES CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COMMODITY SALES CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 COMMODITY SALES CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-29 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $1,935 | |
| 2009-05-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-09-06 | Follow-up | 2 | — | $500 | |
| 2004-07-07 | Planned | 13 | 7 | $13,165 | |
| 2001-07-11 | Accident | 4 | — | $1,100 | |
| 1989-06-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COMMODITY SALES CO 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COMMODITY SALES CO's OSHA violation history?
- COMMODITY SALES CO has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $16,700 in total penalties.
- How does COMMODITY SALES CO's safety record compare to its industry?
- COMMODITY SALES CO operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. COMMODITY SALES CO's self-reported DART rate is 13.14 compared to an industry average of 2.8.