Maruchan Inc safety record at a glance
Maruchan Inc has been the subject of 26 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 27, 2000 and Mar 20, 2023. 12 of them were accident inspections. 19 of them produced citations, 62 in all: 16 serious. Inspectors proposed $266,025 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $152,335. The largest single penalty, $41,700, came from an inspection opened Jan 4, 2016 in Irvine. That places the employer at #187 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in Irvine.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2023 | Irvine | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $4,125 | $4,125 | Dec 19, 2024 |
| May 27, 2021 | Irvine | Accident | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Irvine | Planned | 2 citations | $560 | $560 | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 9, 2018 |
| Jan 4, 2016 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | 5 citations 4 serious | $86,625 | $41,700 | Aug 16, 2017 |
| May 29, 2015 | Irvine | Complaint | 1 citation | $475 | $475 | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Feb 6, 2015 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $22,500 | $22,500 | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Aug 29, 2014 | Irvine | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $36,750 | $36,600 | Apr 12, 2016 |
| May 6, 2014 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $280 | $280 | Oct 28, 2014 |
| May 6, 2014 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 15, 2014 |
| Feb 11, 2014 | Irvine | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 7, 2014 |
| Feb 11, 2014 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Aug 14, 2013 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Jun 12, 2014 |
| May 29, 2013 | Irvine | Accident | 1 citation | $6,750 | $2,700 | Feb 6, 2015 |
| Jan 31, 2013 | Irvine | Accident | 3 citations | $1,310 | $900 | Oct 10, 2013 |
| Nov 3, 2010 | Irvine | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 21, 2011 |
| Nov 3, 2010 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 21, 2011 |
| Mar 10, 2005 | Irvine | Accident | 1 citation | $600 | $600 | Sep 3, 2009 |
| Sep 22, 2004 | Irvine | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,600 | $18,300 | Feb 15, 2013 |
| Apr 8, 2004 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | 14 citations 2 serious | $18,225 | $8,025 | Mar 28, 2013 |
| Apr 8, 2004 | Irvine | Accident | 2 citations | $23,060 | $3,950 | Aug 21, 2008 |
| Apr 8, 2004 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | 12 citations 3 serious | $9,570 | $3,690 | Mar 28, 2013 |
| Dec 9, 2003 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | 6 citations 2 serious | $28,495 | $6,805 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Oct 9, 2003 | Irvine | Accident | 1 citation | $6,750 | $375 | Oct 11, 2006 |
| Nov 9, 2001 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 4, 2002 |
| Mar 27, 2000 | Irvine | Accident | 1 citation | $600 | 0 | Nov 1, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Maruchan, Inc.; Maruchan Inc.; Maruchan.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 13 citations, 6 serious, $81,775
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 5 citations, 1 serious, $3,750
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 3 citations, 2 serious, $3,410
- 8 CCR 2500.8, Electrical, wiring methods: 3 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,100
- 8 CCR 4075: 2 citations, $8,500
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,975
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 2 citations, $635
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Irvine 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 Maruchan Inc
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.