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DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION COMPANY INC

5225 S CENTRAL AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90011
333415Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 34 years
Violations
22
$3,720 in penalties
Penalties
$3,720
$169 avg

Summary

DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION COMPANY INC has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $3,720 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 146 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION COMPANY INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
22
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$3,720
$169 avg / violation
18% serious82% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $3,720 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3577 E22$135Apr 1992May 2014
4070 A11$1,350May 2014May 2014
3577 C11$1,350May 2014May 2014
29 CFR 1430.0033 A11$150May 2014May 2014
29 CFR 2340.0017 A11$150May 2014May 2014
3668 A0211$150May 2014May 2014
461 A11$150May 2014May 2014
4650 H11$150May 2014May 2014
3578 G11$135May 2014May 2014
500211Apr 1992Apr 1992
3577 B11Apr 1992Apr 1992
29 CFR 2340.0016 C11Apr 1992Apr 1992
3660 A11Apr 1992Apr 1992
3664 A11Apr 1992Apr 1992
29 CFR 2340.002311Apr 1992Apr 1992
29 CFR 1430.1 A11Apr 1992Apr 1992
5144 A11Apr 1992Apr 1992
5449 A11Apr 1992Apr 1992
3203 A11Apr 1992Apr 1992
3273 A11Apr 1992Apr 1992

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3334 within CA. Peer group: 146 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
65th
peer median: $1,393
Inspection frequency
74th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION COMPANY INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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 DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
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First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
12 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION COMPANY INC. 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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION INC
5225 S CENTRAL AVE · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90011
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-02-26Planned94$3,720
1992-04-13Complaint13$0

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 DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION 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 DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION COMPANY INC's OSHA violation history?
DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION COMPANY INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $3,720 in total penalties.
How does DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION COMPANY INC's safety record compare to its industry?
DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION COMPANY INC operates in the air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1.