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NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY

12351 RANCHO RD., ADELANTO, CA, 92301
238210Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

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OSHA inspections
13
over 35 years
Violations
20
$15,545 in penalties
Penalties
$15,545
$777 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 3 hospitalizations

Summary

NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $15,545 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 6,364 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
13
0.4 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
20
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$15,545
$777 avg / violation
15% serious85% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 13
Inspection trigger · accident
6 of 13

77% 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. 19 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $15,545 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3273 A22$300May 1991Nov 2001
4002 A11$5,000Jan 1993Jan 1993
4070 A11$2,700Jun 2004Jun 2004
370411$2,550Mar 2007Mar 2007
3664 A0111$2,000Apr 1991Apr 1991
3650 T0511$750Nov 2008Nov 2008
3650 T0211$635Mar 2007Mar 2007
3650 T1111$635Mar 2007Mar 2007
3314(C)11$225May 2020May 2020
4889 B11$150Jun 2004Jun 2004
5144 H0411$150Oct 2002Oct 2002
4650 E11$150Oct 2002Oct 2002
5143 A0511$150Oct 2002Oct 2002
29 CFR 2500.002511$150Oct 2002Oct 2002
5006 A11Jul 1991Jul 1991
5021 A0211May 1991May 1991
3212 A0111May 1991May 1991
5144 F0111Apr 1991Apr 1991
3661 C11Apr 1991Apr 1991

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 2382 within CA. Peer group: 6,364 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $325
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
2.3
vs industry
+1.2
TRIR
2.3
vs industry
+0.5

Reported for 158 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
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.3
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
6
Accident
6
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 NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY. 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
Dec 5, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Blasting,Caught By,Conveyor,Fingertip,Glove,Machine operator,Reach,Rotating Parts,Running1
May 29, 2008AMPUTATED,FINGER,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,ROPS,STRUCK AGAINST,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,PIPE,BACKING UP,INATTENTION11
Jan 19, 2007FRACTURE,LADDER,PAINTER,LEG11
Aug 13, 2001FALL,FALL PROTECTION,STRUCK BY,ARM,ELBOW,CONTUSION11
Dec 29, 1992MAINTENANCE,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,PIPE,UNGUARDED,LUBRICATINGFatality11
Mar 13, 1991CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,PIPE,STRUCK BY,BACKING UPFatality11

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
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
2
Representation (union)
1

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 NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY 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.). 3 cases · 2 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-RD-327210Representation electionOct 2023Nov 2023ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-261043Unfair labor practiceMay 2020Aug 2020ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
31-CA-026967Unfair labor practiceAug 2004Jul 2005ClosedRegion 31, 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 NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
NORTHWEST PIPE CO
12351 RANCHO RD · ADELANTO, CA, 92301
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified30Dec 2024View →

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 NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-12-31Accident1$225
2008-06-24Accident1$750
2007-02-21Accident3$3,820
2004-03-16Complaint21$2,850
2002-05-01Referral4$600
2002-04-18Complaint0$0
2001-10-18Accident1$300
1993-05-19Complaint0$0
1992-12-29Accident11$5,000
1991-07-09Complaint1$0
1991-07-09Complaint0$0
1991-03-14Accident21$2,000
1991-02-26Complaint4$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 NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY 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 NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $15,545 in total penalties.
How does NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY operates in the electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 2.28 compared to an industry average of 1.1.
Has NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY.