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MP ASSOCIATES, INC

6555 JACKSON VALLEY ROAD, IONE, CA, 95640
325920Explosives Manufacturing
EIN 942768772

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OSHA inspections
9
over 35 years
Violations
15
$60,295 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 2 hospitalizations

Summary

MP ASSOCIATES, INC has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $60,295 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 153 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MP ASSOCIATES, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.3 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
15
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$60,295
$4,020 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · accident
4 of 9
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 9

44% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $60,295 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3384 A11$18,000Feb 2006Feb 2006
3383 B11$18,000Feb 2006Feb 2006
5189 F01 C11$6,750Nov 2002Nov 2002
3382 A11$6,750Nov 2002Nov 2002
5189 D0111$6,750Nov 2002Nov 2002
5189 E0111$750Nov 2002Nov 2002
5189 F01 A11$750Nov 2002Nov 2002
5189 L0111$450Feb 2006Feb 2006
5194 G0111$450Feb 2006Feb 2006
5189 G0411$450Feb 2006Feb 2006
5189 E03 A11$450Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$375Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 2340.002311$185Nov 2002Nov 2002
5194 G1111$185Nov 2002Nov 2002
5189(D)11Jul 2019Jul 2019

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

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3259 within CA. Peer group: 153 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $1,110
Inspection frequency
99th
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
0.7
vs industry
−0.5
TRIR
0.7
vs industry
−1.3

Reported for 145 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
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.7
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
4
Referral
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 MP ASSOCIATES, 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
Nov 5, 2018Burn,Chemical Burn,Chemical Reaction1
Apr 25, 1991BURN,FIRE,PYROTECHNICSFatality211
Apr 25, 1991BURN,EXPLOSIVES,FIRE,COMBUSTIBLE DUST,PYROTECHNICSFatality211

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
1
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 · $9,350 in civil penalties

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA Child Labor
1 minor involved
Apr 200611$9,350

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. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
May 2004 – Apr 2006Explosives Manufacturing1

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 MP ASSOCIATES, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for MP ASSOCIATES, INC, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other MP ASSOCIATES, INC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-CA-025038Unfair labor practiceMar 2010May 2010ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-025037Unfair labor practiceMar 2010May 2010ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 MP ASSOCIATES, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
462639
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$2.3M
Awards
12
Top agency
Department of Defense
$2.2M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$2.2M
Department of State$89K
Department of Transportation$8K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    LX01
    contract · Last action 2010-04-06
    $618,005
  • Department of Defense
    LIVE FIRE SIMULATED AMMUNITION FOR MILITARY TRAINING
    contract · Last action 2013-01-02
    $511,151
  • Department of Defense
    PYROTECHNICS - SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR TRAINING
    contract · Last action 2010-11-29
    $382,804
  • Department of Defense
    LX01 SIMULATOR CAR BOMB SMOKE
    contract · Last action 2013-09-27
    $219,049
  • Department of Defense
    MINE TYPE SERIES III (LX04)-SIMULATED AMMUNITION
    contract · Last action 2009-10-14
    $214,270
  • Department of Defense
    LX01-SIMULATOR CAR BOMB SMOKE
    contract · Last action 2012-09-20
    $150,000
  • Department of Defense
    SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR ROTATION TRAINING
    contract · Last action 2010-02-02
    $125,433
  • Department of State
    PYROTECHNICS
    contract · Last action 2010-05-24
    $44,688
  • Department of State
    PYROTECHNIC DEVICES
    contract · Last action 2011-02-25
    $43,998
  • Department of Defense
    CAPEX DEMONSTRATION
    contract · Last action 2012-04-13
    $24,661
  • Department of Transportation
    TESTING OF FIREWORKS
    contract · Last action 2011-06-15
    $8,250
  • Department of Defense
    NON STANDARD AMMO
    contract · Last action 2016-09-22
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332993 - AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2016-09-22. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-02-11Referral1$0
2019-02-06Accident0$0
2014-08-01Accident0$0
2006-07-27Unprogrammed Related0$0
2005-09-22Unprogrammed Related62$37,800
2002-05-15Planned73$22,120
1992-06-25Planned11$375
1991-04-26Accident0$0
1991-04-26Accident0$0

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 MP ASSOCIATES, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is MP ASSOCIATES, INC's OSHA violation history?
MP ASSOCIATES, INC has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $60,295 in total penalties.
How does MP ASSOCIATES, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
MP ASSOCIATES, INC operates in the explosives manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. MP ASSOCIATES, INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.67 compared to an industry average of 1.2.
Has MP ASSOCIATES, INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving MP ASSOCIATES, INC.