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KAISER ALUMINUM

6250 BANDINI BLVD, COMMERCE, CA, 90040
Operated by KAISER ALUMINUM CORP · 1 of 34 establishments
331314Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
EIN 562553181

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OSHA inspections
9
over 32 years
Violations
15
$48,005 in penalties
Penalties
$48,005
$3,200 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 5 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

KAISER ALUMINUM has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $48,005 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th 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

KAISER ALUMINUM 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

Inspections
9
0.3 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
15
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$48,005
$3,200 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · accident
7 of 9
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 9

89% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $48,005 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
342 A22$775Apr 1995Apr 2000
3203 A11$18,000Aug 2005Aug 2005
4215 A11$18,000Feb 2001Feb 2001
330311$3,200Apr 1995Apr 1995
431211$2,700Sep 2009Sep 2009
4310 A11$2,700Sep 2009Sep 2009
4231 C11$560Jan 1997Jan 1997
3273(B)11$485May 2023May 2023
3203 A07 A11$450Jul 1994Jul 1994
3664 A11$375Apr 2000Apr 2000
3577 E11$300Sep 2009Sep 2009
3203(A)(4)11$160May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 2340.002411$150Sep 2009Sep 2009
4190 A11$150Feb 2001Feb 2001

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

81st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3313 within CA. Peer group: 60 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $8,400
Inspection frequency
95th
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
3.4
vs industry
+1.3
TRIR
4.2
vs industry
+1.3

Reported for 112 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
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.2
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
Accident
7

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 KAISER ALUMINUM. 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
Apr 21, 2005FRACTURE,TIBIA,WELDER,WELDING,METAL SHEET,FALLING OBJECT,FOOT11
Aug 10, 2000AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,SLIP,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,UNGUARDED,RAM11
Feb 12, 2000HEART,FRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,CAUGHT BETWEEN,RIB,PRESS,RAM11
Dec 7, 1996DIE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,UNGUARDED11
Oct 22, 1994BURN,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,MOLTEN METAL,STRUCK BY11
Mar 13, 1994FRACTURE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,PELVISFatality11

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
3 years ago

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 KAISER ALUMINUM. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KAISER ALUMINUM. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KAISER ALUMINUM. 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 KAISER ALUMINUM. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KAISER ALUMINUM. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KAISER ALUMINUM. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION (across 3 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$706K
Awards (all-time)
13

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-02-01Accident2$645
2010-08-24Planned0$0
2009-08-11Planned42$5,850
2005-05-04Accident11$18,000
2000-11-02Accident21$18,150
2000-03-03Accident2$750
1996-12-19Accident11$560
1995-03-13Accident21$3,600
1994-04-15Accident1$450

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

KAISER ALUMINUM is one of 34 establishments rolled up under the parent organization KAISER ALUMINUM CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of KAISER ALUMINUM CORP across all 34 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 KAISER ALUMINUM 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 KAISER ALUMINUM CORP, which operates 34 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 KAISER ALUMINUM's OSHA violation history?
KAISER ALUMINUM has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $48,005 in total penalties.
How does KAISER ALUMINUM's safety record compare to its industry?
KAISER ALUMINUM operates in the secondary smelting and alloying of aluminum industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. KAISER ALUMINUM's self-reported DART rate is 3.35 compared to an industry average of 2.
Has KAISER ALUMINUM had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving KAISER ALUMINUM.