Establishment profile
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC
5320 W. 104TH ST., LOS ANGELES, CA, 90045
Operated by National Technical Systems · 1 of 10 establishments
541380 — Testing Laboratories and Services
Summary
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $820 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 925 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 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
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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $820 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4070 A | 1 | 1 | $450 | Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 |
| 3203 A07 D | 1 | 1 | $280 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1430.1 A | 1 | 1 | $45 | Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 |
| 340 | 1 | 1 | $45 | Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 |
| 5194 F04 B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1991 | Apr 1991 |
| 4851 C | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1991 | Apr 1991 |
| 5194 F04 A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1991 | Apr 1991 |
| 3664 A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 |
| 3650 C | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 |
| 4650 E | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 |
| 4650 F | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 |
| 3220 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 |
| 3660 A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 |
| 3661 C | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1990 | Sep 1990 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5413 within CA. Peer group: 925 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 21 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
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- 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 NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2011 | FRACTURE,SHOULDER,LADDER,FALL,WRIST | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 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 NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 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 NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-25 | Accident | 1 | — | $280 | |
| 1991-04-02 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-08-29 | Complaint | 10 | 1 | $540 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization National Technical Systems.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of National Technical Systems across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by National Technical Systems, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMSBOXBOROUGH, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMSWILMINGTON, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.FULLERTON, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMSDETROIT, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.HUNTSVILLE, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All National Technical Systems locationsParent rollup
- Testing Laboratories and ServicesAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- Testing Laboratories and in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 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 National Technical Systems, which operates 10 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC's OSHA violation history?
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $820 in total penalties.
- How does NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC operates in the testing laboratories and services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.9. NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.6.