Establishment profile
VISTA STEEL COMPANY
331 WEST LEWIS STREET, VENTURA, CA, 93001
Operated by Vista Steel Company · 1 of 12 establishments
238120 — Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors
Summary
VISTA STEEL COMPANY has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $16,605 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11,709 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
VISTA STEEL COMPANY 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
80% 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $16,605 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4187(A) | 1 | 1 | $12,600 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 4075 A | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
| 3578 G | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
| 3384(B) | 1 | 1 | $375 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 3385(A) | 1 | 1 | $225 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 3203 B | 1 | 1 | $175 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 4300.0029 A | 1 | 1 | $150 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 3395 F03 | 1 | 1 | $130 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 3668 D02 | 1 | 1 | $130 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0022 B | 1 | 1 | $120 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2381 within CA. Peer group: 11,709 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 20 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
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- 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 VISTA STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 VISTA STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VISTA STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for VISTA STEEL COMPANY. 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 VISTA STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VISTA STEEL COMPANY. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VISTA STEEL 331 W LEWIS ST · VENTURA, CA, 93001 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
VISTA STEEL CO 331 WEST LEWIS RD · VENTURA, CA, 93001 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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 VISTA STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-02 | Accident | 4 | 1 | $13,350 | |
| 2012-07-03 | Planned | 4 | — | $555 | |
| 2009-04-24 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $2,700 | |
| 1988-05-04 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-10-06 | Planned | 6 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
VISTA STEEL COMPANY is one of 12 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Vista Steel Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Vista Steel Company across all 12 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other employers in structural steel and precast concrete contractors within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Vista Steel Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- VISTA STEEL COMPANY INCLOS ANGELES, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- VISTA STEELENCINITAS, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- VISTA STEELSANTA BARBARA, CA — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Vista Steel Company locationsParent rollup
- Structural Steel and Precast Concrete ContractorsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- Structural Steel and in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VISTA STEEL COMPANY 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 Vista Steel Company, which operates 12 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is VISTA STEEL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- VISTA STEEL COMPANY has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $16,605 in total penalties.
- How does VISTA STEEL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- VISTA STEEL COMPANY operates in the structural steel and precast concrete contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. VISTA STEEL COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.3.