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MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.

1510 S. LYON ST., FIELD AND PORTABLE TOILET ON-SITE, SANTA ANA, CA, 92705
Operated by Merchants Landscape Services, Inc · 1 of 5 establishments
561730Landscaping Services
EIN 954725606

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OSHA inspections
4
over 15 years
Violations
19
$12,865 in penalties
Penalties
$12,865
$677 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $12,865 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 4,973 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, 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
4
0.3 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
19
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$12,865
$677 avg / violation
5% serious95% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 4

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. 17 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $12,865 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3395(I)22$1,170Sep 2020Jul 2022
3203(B)(1)22$525Feb 2018Jul 2022
3650(T)(33)11$5,400Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 2473.0001 B11$1,060Sep 2020Sep 2020
3380(F)(1)(A)11$1,060Sep 2020Sep 2020
3395(H)(2)11$795Sep 2020Sep 2020
3400(C)11$465Jul 2022Jul 2022
29 CFR 4300.0032 A0411$375Jul 2022Jul 2022
461 A11$375Apr 2011Apr 2011
6151 E11$280Apr 2011Apr 2011
6151 C11$280Apr 2011Apr 2011
3668(A)(2)11$225Feb 2018Feb 2018
3577(E)11$225Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 2340.0022 B11$210Sep 2020Sep 2020
29 CFR 2340.0016 A11$210Sep 2020Sep 2020
6151(C)(1)11$210Sep 2020Sep 2020
3203(A)(8)11Jul 2022Jul 2022

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5617 within CA. Peer group: 4,973 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $450
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.8
vs industry
−0.2
TRIR
1.8
vs industry
−1.2

Reported for 192 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
2.0
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

Planned
1
Complaint
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 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, 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 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, 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 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, 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
MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES INC
1510 S LYON ST · SANTA ANA, CA, 92705
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 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-04-27Complaint5$1,590
2020-05-11Planned7$4,340
2017-10-19Complaint41$6,000
2011-03-14Complaint3$935

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Merchants Landscape Services, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Merchants Landscape Services, Inc across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in landscaping services within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Merchants Landscape Services, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, 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 Merchants Landscape Services, Inc, which operates 5 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 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $12,865 in total penalties.
How does MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC. operates in the landscaping services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.79 compared to an industry average of 2.