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WEST COAST IRON, INC.

9302 JAMACHA RD, SPRING VALLEY, CA, 91977
Operated by West Coast Iron, Inc · 1 of 9 establishments
331110Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
EIN 330301871

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OSHA inspections
8
over 35 years
Violations
39
$76,990 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 3 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

WEST COAST IRON, INC. has accumulated 39 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $76,990 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 83 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

WEST COAST IRON, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
39
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$76,990
$1,974 avg / violation
28% serious72% other
Inspection trigger · accident
4 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 8

88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 22 citations in this view · $75,765 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4999(H)22$15,230Feb 2019Jun 2023
4896 D22$110Apr 1991Apr 2002
3241(C)11$20,250Feb 2019Feb 2019
3314 C0111$10,800Aug 2008Aug 2008
3339(B)11$4,385Feb 2019Feb 2019
3203(A)(4)11$4,385Feb 2019Feb 2019
3650(T)(6)11$4,385Feb 2019Feb 2019
3650(T)(33)11$4,385Feb 2019Feb 2019
4999 B0111$4,050Apr 2002Apr 2002
5042(A)(9)11$2,925Feb 2019Feb 2019
342(A)11$2,500Jun 2023Jun 2023
3314 A11$410Dec 1998Dec 1998
3210(B)11$365Feb 2019Feb 2019
3203(B)(1)11$325Feb 2019Feb 2019
4650 B11$310Nov 2008Nov 2008
497511$280Jun 2023Jun 2023
4845 Q11$200Nov 2008Nov 2008
4650 D11$200Nov 2008Nov 2008
5194 E01 A11$135Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 2500.0010 A11$135Aug 2008Aug 2008

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3311 within CA. Peer group: 83 employers. This establishment has 39 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $3,150
Inspection frequency
95th
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
6.2
vs industry
+4.9
TRIR
6.2
vs industry
+4.3

Reported for 94 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
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.2
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

Complaint
1
Accident
4
Referral
1
Follow-up
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 WEST COAST IRON, 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
Oct 3, 2018Falling Object,Head,Steel Beam,Struck By,TrailerFatality11
May 9, 2008BURN,EYE,HEAT,STEEL BEAM,STEEL,PROPANE TORCH,TORCH,FLASHBACK,PROPANE,FACE11
Feb 22, 2008STEEL BEAM,MACHINE OPERATOR,INTERLOCK,THIGH,LOCKOUT,LACERATION,CONVEYOR,PUNCH PRESS11
Dec 7, 2001BEAM,STEEL,SLIP,STRUCK BY,TRAILER,FALLING OBJECT,FLATBED TRUCK,STORAGE AREA11

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
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 WEST COAST IRON, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WEST COAST IRON, 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 WEST COAST IRON, 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 WEST COAST IRON, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WEST COAST IRON, INC.. 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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
WEST COAST IRON
9302 JAMACHA RD · SPRING VALLEY, CA, 91977
WaterRCRANo 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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2276269
Operation
A

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-02-23Accident31$10,880
2018-10-03Fatality/Catastrophe97$48,535
2008-06-26Accident6$1,045
2008-03-19Accident82$11,630
2001-12-14Accident71$4,490
1998-11-24Referral1$410
1991-06-17Follow-up0$0
1990-12-20Complaint5$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WEST COAST IRON, INC. is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization West Coast Iron, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of West Coast Iron, Inc across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WEST COAST IRON, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup West Coast Iron, Inc, which operates 9 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 WEST COAST IRON, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WEST COAST IRON, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 39 violations and $76,990 in total penalties.
How does WEST COAST IRON, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WEST COAST IRON, INC. operates in the iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. WEST COAST IRON, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 6.21 compared to an industry average of 1.3.
Has WEST COAST IRON, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving WEST COAST IRON, INC..