Hi-Shear Corporation safety record at a glance
Hi-Shear Corporation has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 23, 2004 and Aug 27, 2014. 4 of them were accident inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 9 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $74,435 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $28,385. The largest single penalty, $22,500, came from an inspection opened Nov 29, 2004 in Torrance. That places the employer at #3,863 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 3 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing. Worksites in Torrance, City of Industry.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2014 | Torrance | Complaint | 1 citation | $750 | Dec 11, 2015 |
| Oct 31, 2008 | City of Industry | Planned | 5 citations 1 serious | $3,450 $10,685 proposed | Feb 8, 2010 |
| Jun 18, 2008 | Torrance | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Dec 4, 2007 | Torrance | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Nov 29, 2004 | Torrance | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $22,500 | Aug 30, 2006 |
| Nov 24, 2004 | Torrance | Unprogrammed related | no inspection made | $0 | Nov 24, 2004 |
| Nov 15, 2004 | Torrance | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $1,125 $18,000 proposed | Sep 5, 2008 |
| Sep 23, 2004 | Torrance | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $560 $22,500 proposed | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Sep 23, 2004 | Torrance | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 15, 2004 |
Also recorded as: Hi-Shear Corporation dba Lisi Aerospace; Hi-Shear; Hi-Shear Corporation dba the Monadnock Company.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 4075, Gears and Sprockets: 1 citation, 1 serious, $22,500
- 8 CCR 5002, Overhead Loads: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, 1 serious, $1,125
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, 1 serious, $560
- 8 CCR 2340.22, Identification of Equipment: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 3209, Standard Guardrails: 1 citation, $150
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Torrance 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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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 Hi-Shear Corporation
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.