Bodycote Thermal Processing safety record at a glance
Bodycote Thermal Processing has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 17, 2001 and Aug 5, 2020. 8 of them were accident inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 30 in all: 10 serious. Inspectors proposed $194,585 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $88,995. The largest single penalty, $69,205, came from an inspection opened May 17, 2001 in Tarzana. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #556 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Worksites in Compton, Santa Fe Springs, Rancho Dominguez, Westminster, Tarzana, Vernon, Huntington Park.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2020 | Compton | Planned | 8 citations 4 serious | $14,335 | $8,970 | Apr 8, 2021 |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Santa Fe Springs | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 17, 2016 |
| Nov 2, 2011 | Rancho Dominguez | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $23,480 | $7,920 | Mar 23, 2013 |
| Sep 8, 2010 | Westminster | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 27, 2010 |
| Dec 17, 2006 | Westminster | Accident | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Nov 20, 2008 |
| Dec 20, 2004 | Tarzana | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 4, 2005 |
| May 25, 2004 | Vernon | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $600 | Jul 5, 2006 |
| Mar 5, 2003 | Tarzana | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 25, 2005 |
| Jan 17, 2003 | Huntington Park | Accident | 1 citation | $2,000 | $2,000 | Jul 8, 2006 |
| May 17, 2001 | Tarzana | Accident | 2 deaths 16 citations 5 serious | $153,720 | $69,205 | Nov 30, 2009 |
Also recorded as: Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc; Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 13 citations, 4 serious, $60,955
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $2,475
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, $2,300
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, $795
- 8 CCR 3480: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 3329, Machinery, operating procedures: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 3577: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 4075: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Compton employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Bodycote Thermal Processing
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.