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VIRCO MANUFACTURING

2027 HARPERS WAY, TORRANCE, CA, 90501
Operated by Virco Manufacturing Corporation · 1 of 6 establishments
337211Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing
EIN 330815719

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OSHA inspections
4
over 23 years
Violations
27
$45,185 in penalties
Penalties
$45,185
$1,674 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

VIRCO MANUFACTURING has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $45,185 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 237 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

VIRCO MANUFACTURING appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.2 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
27
1.2 / yr
Penalties
$45,185
$1,674 avg / violation
30% serious70% other
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

75% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $43,490 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4197 A11$18,000Mar 2003Mar 2003
4214 A11$5,100Mar 2003Mar 2003
3559 C11$4,050Mar 2003Mar 2003
3577 E11$2,700Mar 2003Mar 2003
29 CFR 2340.0022 A11$2,700Mar 2003Mar 2003
29 CFR 2340.002311$2,700Mar 2003Mar 2003
5045 E11$2,700Mar 2003Mar 2003
4999 G11$750Oct 2007Oct 2007
5144 C0111$600Mar 2003Mar 2003
4184 B11$560Mar 2003Mar 2003
4650 D11$450Mar 2003Mar 2003
3580 A11$450Mar 2003Mar 2003
504311$375Mar 2003Mar 2003
3241 A11$375Mar 2003Mar 2003
461 C11$375Mar 2003Mar 2003
3400 C11$335Mar 2003Mar 2003
3328 D11$335Mar 2003Mar 2003
4650 E11$335Mar 2003Mar 2003
6184 A0511$300Mar 2003Mar 2003
4475 A11$300Mar 2003Mar 2003

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3372 within CA. Peer group: 237 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $2,325
Inspection frequency
98th
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
4.8
vs industry
+3.4
TRIR
7.4
vs industry
+5.2

Reported for 249 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
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.4
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

Planned
1
Complaint
1
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 VIRCO MANUFACTURING. 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
Apr 27, 2007ABRASION,MECH MAT HANDLING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CONTUSION,LEG1
Sep 10, 2002AMPUTATED,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,STRUCK BY,PRESS OPERATOR,HAND,MECH MALFUNCTION,PRESS11

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
18 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 VIRCO MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VIRCO MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for VIRCO MANUFACTURING. 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 VIRCO MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
0
Quarters non-compliant
12
Formal actions
1

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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
VIRCO MANUFACTURING CORP
2027 HARPERS WAY · TORRANCE, CA, 90501
WaterRCRAViolation Identified
QNCR 12
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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 VIRCO MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-08-06Accident1$750
2002-10-23Planned246$21,335
2002-10-23Accident22$23,100
2002-07-18Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VIRCO MANUFACTURING is one of 6 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Virco Manufacturing Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Virco Manufacturing Corporation across all 6 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 VIRCO MANUFACTURING 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 Virco Manufacturing Corporation, which operates 6 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.

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Frequently asked

What is VIRCO MANUFACTURING's OSHA violation history?
VIRCO MANUFACTURING has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $45,185 in total penalties.
How does VIRCO MANUFACTURING's safety record compare to its industry?
VIRCO MANUFACTURING operates in the wood office furniture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. VIRCO MANUFACTURING's self-reported DART rate is 4.77 compared to an industry average of 1.4.