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MARUCHAN INC

1902 DEERE AVE, IRVINE, CA, 92714
Operated by Maruchan · 1 of 4 establishments

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OSHA inspections
6
over 37 years
Violations
5
$5,600 in penalties
Penalties
$5,600
$1,120 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

MARUCHAN INC has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $5,600 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 56th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 788 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MARUCHAN INC 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
6
0.2 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
5
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$5,600
$1,120 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · accident
4 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $5,600 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3314 C22$600Feb 1991May 2005
4187 A11$5,000Mar 1993Mar 1993
3314 A11Feb 1991Feb 1991
3943 C11Feb 1991Feb 1991

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

56th

Above average violations in NAICS 3118 within CA. Peer group: 788 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
56th
peer median: $4,038
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
1.4
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
1.8
vs industry
−1.3

Reported for 700 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
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.8
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
1
Accident
4
Follow-up
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 MARUCHAN INC. 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 7, 2005MIXER BLADE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,NIP POINT1
Jan 23, 1993AMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,NIP POINT,UNGUARDED11
Jan 27, 1991FRACTURE,FINGER,VACUUM CLEANER,WORK RULES,CLEANING,MIXER,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,SPROCKET,ARM11

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
21 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 MARUCHAN INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2005-03-10Accident1$600
1994-11-04Accident0$0
1993-03-10Accident11$5,000
1991-02-28Follow-up0$0
1991-01-30Accident31$0
1988-09-01Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MARUCHAN INC is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Maruchan.

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MARUCHAN 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 Maruchan, 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 MARUCHAN INC's OSHA violation history?
MARUCHAN INC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $5,600 in total penalties.