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KAESER COMPRESSORS INC.

1027 N. EMERALD AVE SUITE A-10, MODESTO, CA, 95351
Operated by Kaeser Compressors, Inc · 1 of 4 establishments
423830Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 541141868

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OSHA inspections
1
over 6 years
Violations
3
$1,010 in penalties
Penalties
$1,010
$337 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

KAESER COMPRESSORS INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 6 years of recorded history, with $1,010 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 55th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 362 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

KAESER COMPRESSORS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and MSHA mine safety records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.2 / yr · last 6 yrs
Violations
3
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$1,010
$337 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $1,010 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3241(A)11$450Nov 2019Nov 2019
3364(D)11$335Nov 2019Nov 2019
6151(C)(1)11$225Nov 2019Nov 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

55th

Above average violations in NAICS 4238 within CA. Peer group: 362 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
52nd
peer median: $903
Inspection frequency
0th
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
3.9
vs industry
+3.0
TRIR
3.9
vs industry
+2.4

Reported for 26 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
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.9
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
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 KAESER COMPRESSORS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 KAESER COMPRESSORS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in CA — for Kaeser Compressors, Inc, not this location alone

Violations
4
Assessed penalties
$1,267

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 Kaeser Compressors, Inc 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. 4 citations · 2S&S · 4 contractor · $1,267 proposed / $1,267 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8568073
Black Mountain Quarry
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Kaeser Compressors, Inc.
Sep 2011YesHighNegligence$897$897
8557656
Black Mountain Quarry
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Kaeser Compressors, Inc.
May 2010NoHighNegligence$162$162
8568074
Black Mountain Quarry
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Kaeser Compressors, Inc.
Sep 2011YesModNegligence$108$108
8567456
Black Mountain Quarry
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Kaeser Compressors, Inc.
Aug 2011NoModNegligence$100$100

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 KAESER COMPRESSORS 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 KAESER COMPRESSORS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KAESER COMPRESSORS 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
KAESER COMPRESSORS INC
1027 N EMERALD AVE STE A10 · MODESTO, CA, 95351
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 KAESER COMPRESSORS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-08-14Planned3$1,010

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

KAESER COMPRESSORS INC. is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kaeser Compressors, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kaeser Compressors, Inc across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in industrial machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Kaeser Compressors, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KAESER COMPRESSORS 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 Kaeser Compressors, Inc, which operates 4 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 KAESER COMPRESSORS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
KAESER COMPRESSORS INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $1,010 in total penalties.
How does KAESER COMPRESSORS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
KAESER COMPRESSORS INC. operates in the industrial machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. KAESER COMPRESSORS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.85 compared to an industry average of 0.9.