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K & N ENGINEERING

1455 CITRUS STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92507
Operated by K&N Engineering, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
336390Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
5
over 17 years
Violations
14
$20,435 in penalties
Penalties
$20,435
$1,460 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations

Summary

K & N ENGINEERING has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $20,435 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 212 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.3 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
14
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$20,435
$1,460 avg / violation
36% serious64% other
Inspection trigger · accident
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3363 within CA. Peer group: 212 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $2,888
Inspection frequency
96th
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
4.3
vs industry
+2.4
TRIR
8.5
vs industry
+5.5

Reported for 68 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
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.5
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

Complaint
2
Accident
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 K & N ENGINEERING. 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
Jan 5, 2021Infectious Disease11
Jan 21, 2009DIE,AMPUTATED,DIE CUTTING PRESS,FINGER,DIE CASTING 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
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 K & N ENGINEERING. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for K & N ENGINEERING. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for K&N Engineering, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
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 K&N Engineering, 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.). 5 cases · 3 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-CA-179670Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Aug 2016ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-176637Unfair labor practiceMay 2016Jul 2016ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-174863Unfair labor practiceApr 2016Jul 2016ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-174700Representation electionApr 2016Nov 2017ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-174486Representation electionApr 2016Nov 2017ClosedRegion 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 K & N ENGINEERING. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for K & N ENGINEERING. 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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
K AND N ENGINEERING
555 PALMYRITA AVE · RIVERSIDE, CA, 92507
Water00View →
K & N ENGINEERING INC
1380 CITRUS ST · RIVERSIDE, CA, 92507
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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
977256
Operation
A

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 K & N ENGINEERING. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units affected
134,674

Most-recalled component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. Most recent campaign: 2017-08-07. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$452.75
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$452.75
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    PART NUMBER: SP-2951
    contract · Last action 2009-12-11
    $453

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 336399 - ALL OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2009-12-11. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-07-14Accident0$0
2016-11-18Accident32$10,685
2016-05-24Complaint72$6,150
2009-03-02Accident21$3,075
2008-08-11Complaint2$525

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

K & N ENGINEERING is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization K&N Engineering, Inc.

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

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other motor vehicle parts manufacturing within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on K & N ENGINEERING 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 K&N Engineering, 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 K & N ENGINEERING's OSHA violation history?
K & N ENGINEERING has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $20,435 in total penalties.
How does K & N ENGINEERING's safety record compare to its industry?
K & N ENGINEERING operates in the other motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. K & N ENGINEERING's self-reported DART rate is 4.27 compared to an industry average of 1.9.