COMPASS EQUIPMENT INC is a construction machinery manufacturing employer in OROVILLE, CA. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 13 violations and $12,070 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.

COMPASS EQUIPMENT INC

4688 PACIFIC HEIGHTS RD, OROVILLE, CA, 95965

333120 — Top companies in Construction Machinery Manufacturing

EIN: 942472211

30 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspections

13 violations

$12,070 in penalties

Violations across 2 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

1 hospitalizations

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

2.8

Industry Avg DART

1.6

Self-Reported DART

3.7

Self-Reported TRIR

11.2

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$12,070

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

MSHA Violations

MSHA Penalties

$882

Data Insights

History Span

26 years

Last Activity

17yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.1/yr

Violation Rate

0.5/yr

Violation Severity Mix

15% serious$928 avg per violation$4,023 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHAMSHA$12,952 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

+8.4

Above industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

+2.1

Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint

Accident

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 33% of inspections

Peer Comparison

95%

Worse than most peers

vs 153 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

88%

Inspection Frequency Percentile

89%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number

967275

Operation Type

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

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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.

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Industry context

Within the construction machinery manufacturing industry in CA, COMPASS EQUIPMENT INC ranks in the 95th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 153 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 88th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 89th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.8 for the construction machinery manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.6. COMPASS EQUIPMENT INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.72, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 17 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is COMPASS EQUIPMENT INC's OSHA violation history?: COMPASS EQUIPMENT INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $12,070 in total penalties.
How does COMPASS EQUIPMENT INC's safety record compare to its industry?: COMPASS EQUIPMENT INC operates in the construction machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. COMPASS EQUIPMENT INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.72 compared to an industry average of 1.6.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COMPASS EQUIPMENT INC of OROVILLE, CA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, MSHA mine safety enforcement, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. OSHA accident records on file for COMPASS EQUIPMENT INC include 1 hospitalization.

This profile may be incomplete if COMPASS EQUIPMENT INCoperates 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.