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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

4341 E WASHINGTON BL, COMMERCE, CA, 90040
Operated by Union Pacific Railroad · 1 of 295 establishments
482111Line-Haul Railroads

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OSHA inspections
8
over 31 years
Violations
18
$7,220 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $7,220 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 68 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.3 / yr · last 31 yrs
Violations
18
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$7,220
$401 avg / violation
11% serious89% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 8

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4821 within CA. Peer group: 68 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
85th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
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

Complaint
7

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 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in CA — for Union Pacific Railroad, not this location alone

Violations
4
Assessed penalties
$400

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Union Pacific Railroad operations in the same state.

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Union Pacific Railroad, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
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 Union Pacific Railroad locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$400K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2008-06-12. Most recent: 2008-06-12. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2005-01-14Unprogrammed Related2$1,500
2004-12-17Complaint0$0
2003-06-30Complaint1$375
2000-06-02Complaint1$185
1998-05-22Complaint42$1,325
1995-10-20Complaint0$0
1995-05-01Complaint5$2,435
1994-10-31Complaint5$1,400

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD is one of 295 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Union Pacific Railroad.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Union Pacific Railroad across all 295 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD 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 Union Pacific Railroad, which operates 295 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

Frequently asked

What is UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD's OSHA violation history?
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $7,220 in total penalties.
How does UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD's safety record compare to its industry?
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD operates in the line-haul railroads industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4.