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WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

5601 GREAT OAKS PKWY, SAN JOSE, CA, 95119
Operated by Western Digital Technologies
334112Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
EIN 952647125

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OSHA inspections
1
over 8 years
Violations
1
$935 in penalties
Penalties
$935
$935 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

WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 8 years of recorded history, with $935 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 32nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 57 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
1
0.1 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$935
$935 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

32nd

Below average violations in NAICS 3341 within CA. Peer group: 57 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
57th
peer median: $675
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
0.6
vs industry
−0.2
TRIR
0.8
vs industry
−0.2

Reported for 3,277 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
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.8
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

Accident
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 WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, 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
Feb 28, 2018Back,Fall,Head,Installing,Stepladder11

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
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, 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 WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

Total applications
494
Certified
491
Denied
2
Avg wage ratio
1.07x
H-1B1 SingaporeH-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$15.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$15.0M
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$15.0M
Company-wide — WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$15.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$15.0M
Awards (all-time)
1

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

Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    HIGH DENSITY CROSSPOINT MRAM FOR STRATEGIC RAD-HARD MEMORY APPLICATIONS
    contract · Last action 2025-11-26
    $15,048,152

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2025-11-26. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-03-09Accident1$935

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Western Digital Technologies.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Western Digital Technologies across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 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 Western Digital Technologies.

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Frequently asked

What is WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $935 in total penalties.
How does WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. operates in the computer storage device manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1. WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.57 compared to an industry average of 0.8.