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METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL

11401 S BLOOMFIELD AVE, NORWALK, CA, 90650
Operated by State of Calfornia
621112Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists
EIN 954452413

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OSHA inspections
15
over 35 years
Violations
24
$12,075 in penalties
Penalties
$12,075
$503 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $12,075 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 521 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
15
0.4 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
24
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$12,075
$503 avg / violation
42% serious58% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
10 of 15
Inspection trigger · accident
3 of 15

67% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $12,075 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3395(H)(1)11$4,500Jan 2019Jan 2019
3385(A)11$2,700Jan 2018Jan 2018
3362(E)11$2,700Jan 2018Jan 2018
3395(I)11$450Jan 2019Jan 2019
3277 D0711$375May 2003May 2003
3362 G11$375May 2003May 2003
5157 C0111$375May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 2340.0016 C11$150Jan 2018Jan 2018
3362(G)11$150Jan 2018Jan 2018
336511$150Jan 2018Jan 2018
5193(C)(1)(B)11$150Jan 2018Jan 2018
3395(F)(1)11Jan 2019Jan 2019
3328 B11Oct 2004Oct 2004
29 CFR 2340.002311Feb 1999Feb 1999
29 CFR 2500.0009 A11Sep 1998Sep 1998
29 CFR 2395.0051 A11Sep 1998Sep 1998
3366 E11Sep 1998Sep 1998
3203 A07 F11Jan 1996Jan 1996
3380 A11Jan 1996Jan 1996
3203 A0711Jan 1996Jan 1996

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 6211 within CA. Peer group: 521 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $205
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
38.2
vs industry
+37.5
TRIR
50.0
vs industry
+48.2

Reported for 1,742 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
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
50.0
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
10
Accident
3
Follow-up
2

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 METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL. 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
Jul 27, 2018Heat,Heat Stroke11
Feb 16, 2016Chest,Head,Throat,Workplace Violence11

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
7 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Oct 201511

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Oct 2013 – Oct 2015State HospitalsFMLA11
Sep 2002 – Sep 2004Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL. 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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL
11401 BLOOMFIELD AVE. · NORWALK, CA, 90650
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL
11401SOUTHBLOOMFIELD · NORWALK, CA, 90650
Water00View →

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 METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-04-17Complaint0$0
2018-07-30Accident32$4,950
2017-07-12Complaint62$6,000
2016-03-01Accident0$0
2004-08-25Complaint1$0
2003-02-06Complaint3$1,125
2002-03-19Complaint0$0
1999-01-29Complaint11$0
1998-12-09Complaint0$0
1998-06-30Complaint3$0
1998-02-10Complaint0$0
1995-12-06Accident33$0
1991-01-17Follow-up1$0
1990-12-28Complaint1$0
1990-07-29Follow-up22$0

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

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Part of a larger organization

METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization State of Calfornia.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of State of Calfornia across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL 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 METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL's OSHA violation history?
METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $12,075 in total penalties.
How does METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL's safety record compare to its industry?
METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL operates in the offices of physicians, mental health specialists industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL's self-reported DART rate is 38.16 compared to an industry average of 0.7.