City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

City of Commerce Cal/OSHA Inspections

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in City of Commerce since 2000: 19 inspections, 104 citations, $152,505 in penalties, newest first.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

Cal/OSHA inspections in City of Commerce at a glance

Employers in City of Commerce account for 19 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 15 of which produced citations (79%): 104 citations, 28 serious, $152,505 in penalties after appeals, and 1 worker death investigated. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (12), (4), Wholesale Trade (2).

All inspections, newest first

19 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
California Inland Empire Trucking & WarehousingApr 25, 2013Plannedno citations0
Calstrip Steel CorporationDec 8, 2011Accidentdeath 2 citations 2 serious$28,800
E.F. Hilton IncJan 25, 2010Plannedno inspection made0
Carmi Flavor & Fragrance Company, IncJul 14, 2009Follow-up12 citations 3 serious 1 willful$43,720
Safeway Incorporated Los Angeles Milk PlantJan 21, 2009Planned6 citations 2 serious$7,495
C Quest Inc dba N&k ApparelMay 5, 2008Follow-up1 citation$150
Camb Inc dba Mountain EmbroideryFeb 7, 2007Planned16 citations 3 serious$18,045
C Quest Inc dba N&k ApparelFeb 7, 2007Planned5 citations 1 serious$2,000
C Quest Inc dba N&k ApparelFeb 7, 2007Planned3 citations 1 serious$1,050
T C Metal CompanyJan 30, 2007Accident7 citations 4 serious$16,150
American Renolit CorpJul 25, 2006Complaint6 citations 1 serious$3,975
Safeway, Inc.Jun 13, 2006Follow-upno citations0
Carmi Flavor & Fragrance Company, IncApr 20, 2006Complaint26 citations 8 serious$20,720
American Renolit CorpApr 11, 2006Accident4 citations 2 serious$4,725
VonsJul 18, 2003Planned5 citations 1 serious$4,665
Safeguard Business SystemsJun 25, 2002Accidentno citations0
Camb Inc dba Mountain EmbroideryNov 8, 2001Complaint7 citations$350
Prolease Pacific CorpJul 24, 2001Programmed related2 citations$250
Sardo & SonsFeb 2, 2001Complaint2 citations$410

Largest penalties in City of Commerce

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Carmi Flavor & Fragrance Company, Inc238$64,4400Jul 14, 2009
Calstrip Steel Corporation12$28,8001Dec 8, 2011
Camb Inc dba Mountain Embroidery223$18,3950Feb 7, 2007
T C Metal Company17$16,1500Jan 30, 2007
American Renolit Corp210$8,7000Jul 25, 2006
Safeway Incorporated Los Angeles Milk Plant16$7,4950Jan 21, 2009
Vons15$4,6650Jul 18, 2003
C Quest Inc dba N&k Apparel39$3,2000May 5, 2008
Sardo & Sons12$4100Feb 2, 2001
Prolease Pacific Corp12$2500Jul 24, 2001
California Inland Empire Trucking & Warehousing10$00Apr 25, 2013
Safeway, Inc.10$00Jun 13, 2006
Safeguard Business Systems10$00Jun 25, 2002
E.F. Hilton Inc10$00Jan 25, 2010

Rules cited most in City of Commerce

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2013100$00
2011112$28,8001
2010100$00
20092218$51,2150
2008111$1500
20074431$37,2450
20064336$29,4200
2003115$4,6650
2002100$00
20013311$1,0100

Your rights when the hazard is real in City of Commerce

You can report it, and the employer may not touch you for it. Any worker can file a confidential complaint with the nearest Cal/OSHA district office, by phone, online or in writing, and can ask that the employer not be told who complained. Firing, demoting, cutting hours, threatening or otherwise punishing a worker for a safety complaint, for reporting an injury, for testifying or for asking for a Cal/OSHA inspection is unlawful retaliation under Labor Code 6310; a complaint to the Labor Commissioner's Retaliation Complaint Investigation unit must be filed within one year, and a civil lawsuit is also available.

You can refuse work that would violate a safety standard and create a real and apparent hazard to you or your coworkers, and the employer may not retaliate for that refusal (Labor Code 6311). Say why in writing if you can, name the rule or the hazard, and keep a copy.

Every employer must have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (Title 8, section 3203), train workers on the hazards of their jobs, provide protective equipment at no cost, and give workers access to the exposure and medical records that concern them. Outdoor workplaces need a heat illness plan with water, shade and rest (section 3395); indoor ones above 82 degrees need the indoor rule (section 3396); and since July 2024 nearly every employer needs a workplace violence prevention plan (Labor Code 6401.9).

An injury itself is a workers' compensation claim, handled separately from anything on this page. What this firm handles is the employment side: the retaliation, the firing after the injury report, the wage and hour problems that usually travel with an unsafe workplace. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections opened through Oct 27, 2026. County is assigned from the worksite ZIP code. 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.

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