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NEW ALTERNATIVES INC

238 S FLOWER STREET, ORANGE, CA, 92868
Operated by NEW ALTERNATIVES, INC · 1 of 5 establishments
813319Other Social Advocacy Organizations
EIN 953244085

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OSHA inspections
1
over 15 years
Violations
2
$370 in penalties
Penalties
$370
$185 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

NEW ALTERNATIVES INC has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 15 years of recorded history, with $370 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 96 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

NEW ALTERNATIVES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
1
0.1 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
2
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$370
$185 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $370 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3362 A11$185Feb 2011Feb 2011
6151 C0111$185Feb 2011Feb 2011

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

67th

Above average violations in NAICS 8133 within CA. Peer group: 96 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
61st
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
0th
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
3.6
vs industry
+2.7
TRIR
7.2
vs industry
+5.5

Reported for 30 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
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.2
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
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 NEW ALTERNATIVES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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 NEW ALTERNATIVES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NEW ALTERNATIVES INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for NEW ALTERNATIVES, 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 NEW ALTERNATIVES, 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
21-CA-038841Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Jul 2009ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038468Unfair labor practiceAug 2008Mar 2009ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, 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 NEW ALTERNATIVES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NEW ALTERNATIVES INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2010-10-20Complaint2$370

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NEW ALTERNATIVES INC is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization NEW ALTERNATIVES, INC.

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

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NEW ALTERNATIVES 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 NEW ALTERNATIVES, 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 NEW ALTERNATIVES INC's OSHA violation history?
NEW ALTERNATIVES INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $370 in total penalties.
How does NEW ALTERNATIVES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
NEW ALTERNATIVES INC operates in the other social advocacy organizations industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. NEW ALTERNATIVES INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.58 compared to an industry average of 0.9.