Establishment profile
HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY
16945 CAMINO SAN BERNARDO, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92127
Operated by Hawthorne Machinery Co · 1 of 7 establishments
Summary
HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 24 years of recorded history, with $3,515 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119,024 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $3,515 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3362 A | 1 | 1 | $335 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 3382 A | 1 | 1 | $335 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 4650 D | 1 | 1 | $300 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 3578 G | 1 | 1 | $280 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 3368 B | 1 | 1 | $280 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 5144 K01 B | 1 | 1 | $185 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 5144 H01 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 5162 E | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 5194 B06 B | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 5194 E01 E | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 5194 G01 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 3314 A | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 5580 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 3383 A | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 3384 A | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 3577 E | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 5144 E01 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
| 5144 F02 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 119,024 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 21 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.
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 HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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 HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
Company-level in CA — for Hawthorne Machinery Co, not this location alone
Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Hawthorne Machinery Co operations in the same state.
MSHA citations
Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 2 citations · 1S&S · 2 contractor · $121 proposed / $121 paid.
| Citation | Mine | Date | Section | S&S | Negligence | Proposed | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6339130 | Oat Pit Imperial, CA contractor: Hawthorne Machinery Co | Feb 2002 | — | Yes | ModNegligence | $66 | $66 |
| 6340675 | Oat Pit Imperial, CA contractor: Hawthorne Machinery Co | Jul 2002 | — | No | ModNegligence | $55 | $55 |
Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY. 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 HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HAWTHORNE MACHINERY CO 16945CAMINO SAN BERNARDO · SAN DIEGO, CA, 92127 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jun 2006 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 335312 - MOTOR AND GENERATOR MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-06-22. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-27 | Complaint | 18 | — | $3,515 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Hawthorne Machinery Co.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Hawthorne Machinery Co across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Hawthorne Machinery Co, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HAWTHORNE MACHINERY CO.CHULA VISTA, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COSAN DIEGO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANYSAN DIEGO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Hawthorne Machinery Co locationsParent rollup
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Hawthorne Machinery Co, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.
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- HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 18 violations and $3,515 in total penalties.