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GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC

1230 EAST ST. GERTRUDE PLACE, SANTA ANA, CA, 92707
Operated by Gallade Chemical, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
424690Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 952683668

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OSHA inspections
2
over 15 years
Violations
7
$6,870 in penalties
Penalties
$6,870
$981 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $6,870 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 132 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 77th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
7
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$6,870
$981 avg / violation
14% serious86% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $6,870 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5162 A21$4,500Jan 2011Mar 2011
3213 B11$750Mar 2011Mar 2011
5189(E)(3)(A)11$650Jun 2019Jun 2019
5144(F)(2)11$365Jun 2019Jun 2019
5189(F)(1)(C)11$365Jun 2019Jun 2019
5162(A)11$240Jun 2019Jun 2019

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

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4246 within CA. Peer group: 132 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
82nd
peer median: $988
Inspection frequency
77th
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
5.5
vs industry
+4.3
TRIR
5.5
vs industry
+3.4

Reported for 35 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.5
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- 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 GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Gallade Chemical, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

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 Gallade Chemical, Inc 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-CA-113891Unfair labor practiceSep 2013Oct 2013ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-110763Unfair labor practiceAug 2013Sep 2013ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, 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 GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
4
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$3,480

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 · $3,480 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
GALLADE CHEMICAL INC
1230 E. SAINT GERTRUDE PL · SANTA ANA, CA, 92707
WaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 4
11$3,480Aug 2021View →

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
465263
Operation
B

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 GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$15K
Awards
2
Top agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$13K
Company-wide — GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC. (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$25K
Awards (all-time)
6

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$13K
Department of Defense$2K
Largest awards
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC. NOVEC (HFE) 7100
    contract · Last action 2017-04-28
    $13,326
  • Department of Defense
    TRICHLORETHYLENE
    contract · Last action 2010-09-23
    $2,075

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 424690 - OTHER CHEMICAL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2017-04-28. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-01-18Planned4$1,620
2010-11-12Planned31$5,250

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Gallade Chemical, Inc.

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

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GALLADE CHEMICAL, 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 Gallade Chemical, Inc, which operates 2 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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Frequently asked

What is GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC's OSHA violation history?
GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $6,870 in total penalties.
How does GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC operates in the other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. GALLADE CHEMICAL, INC's self-reported DART rate is 5.49 compared to an industry average of 1.2.