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NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC

5320 W. 104TH ST., LOS ANGELES, CA, 90045
Operated by National Technical Systems · 1 of 10 establishments
541380Testing Laboratories and Services

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OSHA inspections
3
over 35 years
Violations
14
$820 in penalties
Penalties
$820
$59 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

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

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
14
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$820
$59 avg / violation
7% serious93% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 3

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4070 A11$450Sep 1990Sep 1990
3203 A07 D11$280Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 1430.1 A11$45Sep 1990Sep 1990
34011$45Sep 1990Sep 1990
5194 F04 B11Apr 1991Apr 1991
4851 C11Apr 1991Apr 1991
5194 F04 A11Apr 1991Apr 1991
3664 A11Sep 1990Sep 1990
3650 C11Sep 1990Sep 1990
4650 E11Sep 1990Sep 1990
4650 F11Sep 1990Sep 1990
3220 B0311Sep 1990Sep 1990
3660 A11Sep 1990Sep 1990
3661 C11Sep 1990Sep 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

99th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
65th
peer median: $280
Inspection frequency
97th
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
0.0
vs industry
−0.6
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−0.9

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

Industry avg TRIR
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
2
Accident
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 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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 18, 2011FRACTURE,SHOULDER,LADDER,FALL,WRIST11

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
15 years ago

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2011-01-25Accident1$280
1991-04-02Complaint3$0
1990-08-29Complaint101$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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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.

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 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.