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DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION

5555 N. IRWINDALE AVE., IRWINDALE, CA, 91706
Operated by Davis Wire Corporation · 1 of 2 establishments
332618Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
EIN 952761962

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OSHA inspections
50
over 34 years
Violations
179
$324,040 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 9 hospitalizations · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION has accumulated 179 OSHA violations across 50 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $324,040 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 90 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
50
1.5 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
179
5.3 / yr
Penalties
$324,040
$1,810 avg / violation
32% serious68% other
Inspection trigger · accident
26 of 50
Inspection trigger · complaint
18 of 50

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 25 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 · 63 citations in this view · $125,765 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4075 A66$3,390Dec 1997May 2009
3578 G55$4,080Feb 1992May 2009
3314 A44$16,750Jun 1999Apr 2004
3314 C44$10,785Apr 2004Oct 2012
4187 A44$8,900Oct 1997Mar 2010
29 CFR 2340.002344$4,845Oct 1997Aug 2008
3273 A44$3,050Feb 1992May 1998
4002 A33$3,335Jul 1994Feb 2007
500233$2,950Feb 1992Dec 2007
3328 G33$2,465Feb 1992May 1998
3942 A33$2,050Feb 1992Dec 1997
4070 A33$1,945Oct 1997May 2009
3660 A33$1,925Dec 1997Apr 2004
3480(A)22$45,000Aug 2020Dec 2021
342(A)22$6,750Oct 2024Dec 2025
3314 D22$2,000May 1997Dec 1997
29 CFR 2340.0022 A22$1,750Dec 1997Mar 2004
3210 A22$1,460Dec 1997Aug 2008
5031 B0622$1,250Oct 1997May 1998
3203 A0722$1,085Jan 1997Jun 1999

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3326 within CA. Peer group: 90 employers. This establishment has 179 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $2,943
Inspection frequency
100th
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
2.4
vs industry
+0.6
TRIR
4.7
vs industry
+1.5

Reported for 145 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
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.7
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
2
Complaint
18
Accident
26
Follow-up
3

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 DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION. 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
Sep 4, 2021Burn,Caught In,Chemical,Chemical Burn,Electrician,Engineering Controls,Foot,High Temperature,Housekeeping,Inexperience,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Leg,Maintenance,Manufacturing,Metal,Metal Wire,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Molten Metal,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Skin,Unguarded,Unsafe Position,Vat,Walking Surface,Work Surface11
Jun 28, 2012AMPUTATED,FINGER,MACHINE OPERATOR11
Apr 29, 2012AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,SPROCKET,DRIVE SHAFT11
Dec 8, 2008AMPUTATED,FINGER,MACHINE OPERATOR,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN11
Nov 6, 2007AMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,WIRE DRAWING MACHINE11
Sep 12, 2006ROOF COLLAPSE,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,FAN,METAL WIRE,ROOF,SHEET METAL,METAL SHOP,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL11
Apr 2, 2003MECHANIC,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,CONCUSSION,FALLING OBJECT,JACKFatality11
Aug 25, 2002HYDROGEN SULFIDE,INHALATION,NATURAL GAS,CHEMICAL VAPOR,OVEREXPOSURE,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE11
Jun 15, 1999ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,FINGER,THUMB,LOCKOUT11
Mar 29, 1999CHAIN,AMPUTATED,FINGER,LOCKOUT,SPROCKET1
Mar 17, 1995AMPUTATED,METAL WIRE,UNSECURED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LACERATION,WIRE DRAWING MACHINE11

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
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Davis Wire Corporation, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
4

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Davis Wire Corporation locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 4 cases · 4 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-CA-033273Unfair labor practiceApr 1999Mar 2000ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-033244Unfair labor practiceMar 1999Feb 2000ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-032468Unfair labor practiceDec 1997Oct 1999ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-032135Unfair labor practiceJul 1997Oct 1999ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
10
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
DAVIS WIRE CORP
5555 IRWINDALE AVE · IRWINDALE, CA, 91706
AirWaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 7
100Sep 2025View →

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
2645237
Operation
C

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$1.5M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2010-10-26. Most recent: 2010-10-26. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $1,525,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Davis Wire Corporation
Davis Wire Corp.
Oct 2010pleaEnvironmentalUSDOJ - Criminal Division$1,525,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-10-23Accident32$27,800
2025-09-03Accident11$850
2025-05-06Accident33$36,000
2024-05-13Accident3$4,900
2021-09-16Accident5$36,480
2020-02-12Unprogrammed Related11$9,000
2019-06-04Planned0$0
2018-07-20Complaint1$635
2018-06-27Accident1$850
2016-12-29Accident22$18,475
2016-03-04Accident53$23,960
2016-02-03Complaint0$0
2014-12-04Accident1$4,050
2014-12-04Accident11$9,200
2014-11-04Accident0$0
2012-08-08Accident1$635
2012-05-18Accident2$7,800
2010-01-05Follow-up31$4,145
2008-12-15Accident118$17,535
2008-05-12Complaint73$6,330
2007-11-08Accident1$2,000
2007-09-18Planned82$4,620
2006-09-18Accident41$18,630
2004-02-27Complaint65$9,105
2003-11-21Accident11$2,925
2003-10-21Complaint0$0
2003-10-21Follow-up0$0
2003-10-21Accident218$23,625
2003-10-21Follow-up0$0
2003-04-02Accident2$2,120
2002-09-11Accident0$0
2001-07-17Complaint31$3,500
1999-06-24Accident11$5,000
1999-04-05Accident31$5,845
1998-01-27Complaint8$5,160
1998-01-27Complaint21$630
1997-09-11Complaint0$0
1997-07-28Complaint319$19,500
1997-06-10Complaint3$1,200
1997-03-07Accident1$750
1996-07-29Complaint4$1,300
1996-02-20Complaint1$300
1995-06-08Complaint1$260
1995-03-20Accident21$2,850
1994-05-26Accident21$2,250
1994-01-07Complaint6$1,110
1993-04-02Complaint1$165
1992-01-09Accident161$2,550
1991-09-24Complaint0$0
1991-07-18Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Davis Wire Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Davis Wire Corporation across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION 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 Davis Wire Corporation, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION has 50 OSHA inspections on record with 179 violations and $324,040.03 in total penalties.
How does DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION operates in the other fabricated wire product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.36 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
Has DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION.