Establishment profile
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC
4700 ESI WAY, KLAMATH FALLS, OR, 97601
Operated by MKS INC · 1 of 5 establishments
334515 — Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
EIN 930370304
Summary
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $420 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 60th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 89 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th 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
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES 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
33% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $420 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Oct 2004 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 7020.29003 C | 1 | 1 | $210 | Oct 2004 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2004 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2004 | Oct 2004 |
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 3345 within OR. Peer group: 89 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 253 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 ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES 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 ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES 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 ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 4700 ESI WAY · KLAMATH FALLS, OR, 97601 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Apr 2018 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-09-09 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $420 | |
| 2002-02-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization MKS INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of MKS INC across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals within OR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TEKTRONIX INCBEAVERTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INCPORTLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- ARNETT INDUSTRIES LLCTUALATIN — 1 federal enforcement record
- TEKTRONIX INCBEAVERTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIVERSAL ENTERPRISES INCBEAVERTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- CREDENCE SYSTEMS CORPHILLSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- KLEIN OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS INCTIGARD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by MKS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INCPORTLAND, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INCESCONDIDO, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All MKS INC locationsParent rollup
- Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical SignalsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ORState-wide enforcement data
- Instrument Manufacturing for in ORIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup MKS INC, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC's OSHA violation history?
- ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $420 in total penalties.
- How does ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC operates in the instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.9. ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.7.