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THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

2030 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, COMPTON, CA, 90220
332420Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
EIN 952742517

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OSHA inspections
1
over 10 years
Violations
11
$8,338 in penalties
Penalties
$8,338
$758 avg

Summary

THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 10 years of recorded history, with $8,338 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 187 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

THERMAL EQUIPMENT 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

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 10 yrs
Violations
11
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$8,338
$758 avg / violation
18% serious82% other
Inspection trigger · referral
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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $8,338 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3578(G)11$6,188Sep 2016Sep 2016
3577(E)11$625Sep 2016Sep 2016
3210(A)11$410Sep 2016Sep 2016
29 CFR 2340.0016 A11$305Sep 2016Sep 2016
3661(C)11$205Sep 2016Sep 2016
3273(A)11$205Sep 2016Sep 2016
4214(A)11$100Sep 2016Sep 2016
3653(A)11$100Sep 2016Sep 2016
4002(A)11$100Sep 2016Sep 2016
4187(A)11$100Sep 2016Sep 2016
4002(B)11Sep 2016Sep 2016

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

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3324 within CA. Peer group: 187 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
71st
peer median: $2,050
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
0.0
vs industry
−2.5
TRIR
1.7
vs industry
−2.2

Reported for 39 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
3.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.7
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

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 THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
10 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THERMAL EQUIPMENT 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 THERMAL EQUIPMENT 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 THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for THERMAL EQUIPMENT 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORP
2030 E UNIVERSITY DR · COMPTON, CA, 90220
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00May 2018View →
THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
2146 E GLADWICK ST · RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA, 90220
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$256K
Obligated (all-time)
$711K
Awards
18
Top agency
Department of Defense
$505K
Company-wide — KM3 HOLDINGS COMPANY INC (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$256K
Obligated (all-time)
$843K
Awards (all-time)
20

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$505K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$206K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    LABOR AND MATERIAL TO SUPPORT TO REPAIR OF A 7' AUTOCLAVE SYSTEM ON NAS NORTH ISLAND, SAN DIEGO, CA.
    contract · Last action 2023-03-30
    $112,473
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    AUTOCLAVE REPAIR - THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION (TEC)
    contract · Last action 2022-07-07
    $93,618
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    IGF::OT::IGFAUTOCLAVE REPAIR
    contract · Last action 2018-09-10
    $65,134
  • Department of Defense
    AUTOCLAVE MAINTENANCE & CALIBRATION
    contract · Last action 2022-09-14
    $60,513
  • Department of Defense
    MAINTENANCE, CALIBRATION, AND FABRICATION.
    contract · Last action 2014-06-18
    $57,195
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF NAME: SERVICE - FEASIBILITY STUDY
    contract · Last action 2015-05-08
    $54,340
  • Department of Defense
    AUTOCLAVE COOLING COIL
    contract · Last action 2015-10-21
    $50,090
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF_AUTOCLAVE MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION
    contract · Last action 2020-01-29
    $48,873
  • Department of Defense
    4344 THERMAL EQUIPMENT CO.- MAINTENANCE
    contract · Last action 2012-09-24
    $39,580
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    AUTOCLAVE REPAIR
    contract · Last action 2022-06-15
    $25,998
  • Department of Defense
    FIELD INSTALLATION OF SW UPDATE-IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2015-08-14
    $24,200
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF - CONTROL PANEL SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2017-05-11
    $22,204
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    AUTOCLAVE MAINTENANCE- TEC 1. J
    contract · Last action 2021-06-11
    $17,374
  • Department of Defense
    OPEN COIL AIR HEATER
    contract · Last action 2016-07-13
    $17,164
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF INSPECT AND REPAIR
    contract · Last action 2014-09-19
    $16,420
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    AUTOCLAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS -COOLING DRAIN -VENT VALVE
    contract · Last action 2013-08-29
    $3,855
  • Department of Defense
    8502048226!8 CHANNEL THERMOCOUPLE TYPE J
    contract · Last action 2015-04-25
    $1,966
  • Department of Defense
    TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR SERVICE, TRAINING, REPLACEMENT/SPARE PARTS, AND CONSUMABLE ITEMS FOR COMPOSITE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND THEIR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PROTOTYPE PARTS. THIS EQUIPMENT CONSISTS OF, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, AUTOCLAVES, CUTTING TABLES, FILAMENT WINDERS, OVENS, AND PRESSES.
    contract · Last action 2012-01-10
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 811310 - COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT AUTOMOTIVE AND ELECTRONIC) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Last action: 2023-03-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-03-28Referral112$8,338

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 THERMAL EQUIPMENT 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.

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Frequently asked

What is THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 11 violations and $8,338 in total penalties.
How does THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION operates in the metal tank (heavy gauge) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.5.