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SIERRA CIRCUITS, INC

1108 WEST EVELYN AVE., SUNNYVALE, CA, 94086
334418Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing
EIN 770120789

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OSHA inspections
6
over 36 years
Violations
37
$5,885 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SIERRA CIRCUITS, INC has accumulated 37 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $5,885 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 277 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SIERRA CIRCUITS, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
37
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$5,885
$159 avg / violation
22% serious78% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 6
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 6

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 27 citations in this view · $5,885 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3382 A33$2,760Nov 1990May 2002
3273 A33$185Nov 1990Jun 1996
5194 H0122$625Nov 1990Dec 1993
5194 G0122$200Nov 1990Dec 1993
5162 E22$200Nov 1990Jan 1992
3480 A11$625Jun 1996Jun 1996
3314(J)11$450May 2018May 2018
3577 E11$225Dec 1993Dec 1993
6151 E0211$200Jan 1992Jan 1992
5192 Q0211$150May 2002May 2002
29 CFR 2340.000111$150Dec 1993Dec 1993
3480 A0111$60Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 2500.0008 A11$20Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 2500.0010 A11$20Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 2340.002311$15Dec 1993Dec 1993
5192 Q06 B11May 2002May 2002
461 A11Jun 1996Jun 1996
5144 C11Nov 1990Nov 1990
5144 F0111Nov 1990Nov 1990
5162 A11Nov 1990Nov 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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3344 within CA. Peer group: 277 employers. This establishment has 37 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
77th
peer median: $825
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
0.2
vs industry
−0.4
TRIR
0.2
vs industry
−0.7

Reported for 410 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
0.2
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
5
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 SIERRA CIRCUITS, 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
Nov 10, 2017Belt,Caught In,Finger,Hand,Lockout,Machine Guarding,Nip Point,Pulley,Unguarded1

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
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$152,777
Employees affected
33

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 34 violations · $152,777 in backwages · $18,150 in civil penalties

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeMar 201413433$152,777$18,150

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 34 violations · $152,777 in backwages · $18,150 in civil penalties · 33 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Mar 2011 – Mar 2014Bare Printed Circuit Board ManufacturingFLSA3433$152,777$18,150

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SIERRA CIRCUITS, 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 SIERRA CIRCUITS, 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 SIERRA CIRCUITS, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
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
SIERRA CIRCUITS INC
1108 WEST EVELYN AVE · SUNNYVALE, CA, 94086
WaterNo Violation Identified10May 2023View →

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 contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$964K
Obligated (all-time)
$3.0M
Awards
104
Top agency
Department of Defense
$2.6M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$2.6M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$364K
Department of Agriculture$33K
Department of Commerce$30K
Department of Health and Human Services$13K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334412 - BARE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-03-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-11-28Accident1$450
2001-11-30Complaint31$2,850
1996-04-18Complaint42$810
1993-08-16Complaint93$1,375
1991-08-23Complaint2$400
1990-07-09Complaint182$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 SIERRA CIRCUITS, INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 SIERRA CIRCUITS, INC's OSHA violation history?
SIERRA CIRCUITS, INC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 37 violations and $5,885 in total penalties.
How does SIERRA CIRCUITS, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
SIERRA CIRCUITS, INC operates in the printed circuit assembly (electronic assembly) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.9. SIERRA CIRCUITS, INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.23 compared to an industry average of 0.6.