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SONIC INDUSTRIES, INC.

20030 S NORMANDIE, TORRANCE, CA, 90502
336413Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 7 years
Violations
3
$41,000 in penalties
Penalties
$41,000
$13,667 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

SONIC INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 7 years of recorded history, with $41,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 52nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 320 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 65th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.3 / yr · last 7 yrs
Violations
3
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$41,000
$13,667 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $41,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4002(A)22$36,000Oct 2019Jan 2020
342(A)11$5,000Jan 2020Jan 2020

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

52nd

Above average violations in NAICS 3364 within CA. Peer group: 320 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $2,640
Inspection frequency
65th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SONIC INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Accident
2

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 SONIC INDUSTRIES, 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
Jul 9, 2019Blunt force trauma,Caught Between,Crushed,Hand,Lathe,Machine operator,Metal,Metal Lathe,Shaft11
Apr 16, 2019Aircraft,Amputated,Amputation,Computer Operated,Cylinder,Engine Lathe,Finger,Foot Control,Foot pedal,Lathe,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Metal Lathe,Partial Amputation,Point Of Operation,Thumb,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
7 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 SONIC INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SONIC INDUSTRIES, 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 SONIC INDUSTRIES, 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 SONIC INDUSTRIES, 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
SONIC INDUSTRIES INC
20030 NORMANDIE AVE · TORRANCE, CA, 90502
WaterRCRANo 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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2739873
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$340K
Awards
7
Top agency
Department of Defense
$340K
Company-wide — DOVER CORPORATION (across 45 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$70.7M
Obligated (all-time)
$545.8M
Awards (all-time)
4,921

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332722 - BOLT, NUT, SCREW, RIVET, AND WASHER MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2020-02-14. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-07-24Accident21$23,000
2019-04-18Accident11$18,000

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 SONIC INDUSTRIES, 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 SONIC INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SONIC INDUSTRIES, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $41,000 in total penalties.
How does SONIC INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SONIC INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1.