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LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY

3365 E SLAUSON AVE, VERNON, CA, 90058
339999All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 11 years
Violations
8
$22,875 in penalties
Penalties
$22,875
$2,859 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $22,875 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 536 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
2
0.2 / yr · last 11 yrs
Violations
8
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$22,875
$2,859 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · accident
1 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $22,875 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3314(C)11$18,000Sep 2015Sep 2015
342(A)11$3,000Sep 2015Sep 2015
3382(A)11$900Jul 2017Jul 2017
4075(A)11$225Sep 2015Sep 2015
4002(A)11$225Sep 2015Sep 2015
4050(A)11$225Sep 2015Sep 2015
3314(J)11$150Sep 2015Sep 2015
3203(A)(6)(B)11$150Sep 2015Sep 2015

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

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3399 within CA. Peer group: 536 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $1,130
Inspection frequency
79th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
1
Accident
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 LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
0
Quarters non-compliant
12

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY
3365 E. SLAUSON AVE. · VERNON, CA, 90058
WaterRCRAViolation Identified
QNCR 12
00Mar 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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$3.9M
Awards
88
Top agency
Department of Defense
$3.9M
Company-wide — LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$11.9M
Awards (all-time)
96

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

Largest awards (top 50 of 88)
  • Department of Defense
    THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE DELIVERY OF LUBRICANT OILS.
    contract · Last action 2013-12-02
    $951,400
  • Department of Defense
    8501206178!LUBRICATING OIL,AIRCRAFT TURB
    contract · Last action 2014-08-05
    $137,325
  • Department of Defense
    8501340686!LUBRICATING OIL,AIRCRAFT TURB
    contract · Last action 2014-09-09
    $136,433
  • Department of Defense
    8501778398!LUBRICATING OIL,AIRCRAFT TURB
    contract · Last action 2015-02-18
    $110,430
  • Department of Defense
    8505627571!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2018-06-26
    $102,060
  • Department of Defense
    8507662644!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2020-09-17
    $98,910
  • Department of Defense
    8502732217!LUBRICATING OIL,AIRCRAFT TURB
    contract · Last action 2015-12-02
    $77,820
  • Department of Defense
    8503918953!LUBRICATING OIL,AIRCRAFT TURB
    contract · Last action 2016-12-09
    $75,240
  • Department of Defense
    8504893056!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2017-11-09
    $63,720
  • Department of Defense
    8507784422!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2020-11-06
    $52,355
  • Department of Defense
    8500890676!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2014-04-25
    $45,870
  • Department of Defense
    8502824666!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2016-01-11
    $43,170
  • Department of Defense
    8502824722!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2016-01-11
    $43,170
  • Department of Defense
    8504328872!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2017-04-20
    $42,568
  • Department of Defense
    8507202848!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2020-02-25
    $42,525
  • Department of Defense
    8502109138!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2016-08-25
    $42,292
  • Department of Defense
    8501250563!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2014-08-13
    $42,275
  • Department of Defense
    8503211684!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2016-05-05
    $41,790
  • Department of Defense
    8507102565!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2020-01-16
    $41,400
  • Department of Defense
    8507102499!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2020-01-16
    $41,400
  • Department of Defense
    8506785938!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2019-08-29
    $41,400
  • Department of Defense
    8507059865!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2019-12-20
    $41,201
  • Department of Defense
    8507202870!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2020-02-25
    $40,900
  • Department of Defense
    8508002657!LUBRICATING OIL,ENG
    contract · Last action 2021-02-19
    $40,710
  • Department of Defense
    8501593453!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2015-02-11
    $40,183
  • Department of Defense
    8500487144!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2014-04-08
    $39,543
  • Department of Defense
    8506938405!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2019-10-28
    $39,413
  • Department of Defense
    8506579658!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2019-06-03
    $39,029
  • Department of Defense
    8502788872!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2015-12-22
    $38,610
  • Department of Defense
    8502361084!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2015-08-03
    $38,460
  • Department of Defense
    8500559299!LUBRICATING OIL,AIRCRAFT TURB
    contract · Last action 2014-01-06
    $38,050
  • Department of Defense
    8503868457!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2016-11-22
    $37,320
  • Department of Defense
    8506890042!LUBRICATING OIL,ENG
    contract · Last action 2019-10-04
    $37,256
  • Department of Defense
    8506976660!LUBRICATING OIL,ENG
    contract · Last action 2019-12-04
    $37,219
  • Department of Defense
    8506550972!LUBRICATING OIL,ENG
    contract · Last action 2019-05-21
    $37,176
  • Department of Defense
    8506628830!LUBRICATING OIL,ENG
    contract · Last action 2019-06-25
    $37,157
  • Department of Defense
    8506669749!LUBRICATING OIL,ENG
    contract · Last action 2019-07-12
    $37,145
  • Department of Defense
    8506492900!LUBRICATING OIL,ENG
    contract · Last action 2019-04-29
    $37,126
  • Department of Defense
    8506890009!LUBRICATING OIL,ENG
    contract · Last action 2019-10-04
    $37,040
  • Department of Defense
    8506269556!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2019-02-06
    $36,981
  • Department of Defense
    8505377588!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2018-04-06
    $35,025
  • Department of Defense
    8501037343!LUBRICATING OIL,AIRCRAFT TURB
    contract · Last action 2014-06-09
    $33,495
  • Department of Defense
    8506886361!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2019-10-03
    $31,532
  • Department of Defense
    8507125799!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2020-01-28
    $31,500
  • Department of Defense
    8500898278!LUBRICATING OIL,AIRCRAFT TURB
    contract · Last action 2014-04-29
    $30,432
  • Department of Defense
    8507228441!LUBRICATING OIL,ENG
    contract · Last action 2020-03-06
    $30,424
  • Department of Defense
    8506981658!LUBRICATING OIL,ENG LO6
    contract · Last action 2019-12-05
    $29,680
  • Department of Defense
    8507600295!LUBRICATING OIL,AIR
    contract · Last action 2020-08-20
    $29,375
  • Department of Defense
    8500765608!LUBRICATING OIL,AIRCRAFT TURB
    contract · Last action 2014-03-21
    $28,816
  • Department of Defense
    8502760948!LUBRICATING OIL,ENG
    contract · Last action 2015-12-11
    $27,325

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 324110 - PETROLEUM REFINERIES. Last action: 2021-02-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-01-04Complaint1$900
2015-05-21Accident74$21,975

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY 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.

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Frequently asked

What is LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $22,875 in total penalties.
How does LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
LUBRICATING SPECIALTIES COMPANY operates in the all other miscellaneous manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.