Establishment profile
PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION
23920 S VERMONT AVENUE, HARBOR CITY, CA, 90710
Operated by Prime Wheel Corporation · 1 of 3 establishments
EIN 330292719
Summary
PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $128,980 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 212 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION 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
43% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $128,425 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3203 A | 2 | 2 | $375 | Oct 1991 | Jul 1995 |
| 4002 A | 1 | 1 | $70,000 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 3328 B | 1 | 1 | $25,000 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 3314 D | 1 | 1 | $18,000 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 3314 C | 1 | 1 | $6,750 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 3314 A | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 |
| 5162 B | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 3328 A | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 3577 C | 1 | 1 | $560 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 3578 G | 1 | 1 | $560 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 3210 A | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0022 A | 1 | 1 | $280 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 5143 D03 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 5194 H01 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 5143 A05 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 3314 G02 A | 1 | 1 | $185 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 2500.0010 A | 1 | 1 | $185 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0012 A | 1 | 1 | $185 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 3664 A01 | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jun 1996 | Jun 1996 |
| 4650 H | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jun 1996 | Jun 1996 |
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 3363 within CA. Peer group: 212 employers. This establishment has 32 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 27 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 PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2013 | HORN,PPE,PINNED,INTERLOCK,HOIST,CAUGHT BETWEEN,DISCONNECTING MEANS,TANKFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| May 9, 1992 | WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,NIP POINT,HAND | 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 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION. 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 PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRIME WHEEL CORP 23920 SOUTH VERMONT AVE · HARBOR CITY, CA, 90710 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Nov 2018 | View → |
PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION 24000 S VERMONT AVE · HARBOR CITY, CA, 90710 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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 PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-24 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-03-13 | Accident | 7 | 3 | $120,305 | |
| 2006-07-25 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-09-12 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-05-08 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-06-17 | Accident | 5 | 2 | $3,600 | |
| 1997-02-23 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-11-27 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-05-08 | Complaint | 2 | — | $370 | |
| 1995-10-02 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-06-16 | Complaint | 8 | — | $2,705 | |
| 1992-07-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-05-20 | Accident | 9 | 1 | $2,000 | |
| 1991-10-11 | Accident | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Prime Wheel Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Prime Wheel Corporation across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Prime Wheel Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PRIME WHEEL CORPORATIONCARSON, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION 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 Prime Wheel Corporation, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $128,980 in total penalties.
- Has PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION.