American Racing Equipment safety record at a glance
American Racing Equipment has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 16, 2000 and Jun 19, 2006. 4 of them were accident inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 27 in all: 14 serious. Inspectors proposed $110,045 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $65,425. The largest single penalty, $24,430, came from an inspection opened Feb 16, 2000 in Rancho Dominguez. That places the employer at #958 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing. Worksites in Rancho Dominguez.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2006 | Rancho Dominguez | Programmed other | no citations | $0 | Jun 19, 2006 |
| Jun 25, 2004 | Rancho Dominguez | Complaint | 4 citations 2 serious | $6,650 $21,670 proposed | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Apr 2, 2003 | Rancho Dominguez | Accident | 1 citation | $350 $1,060 proposed | Jun 29, 2005 |
| Apr 2, 2003 | Rancho Dominguez | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Apr 3, 2003 |
| Oct 1, 2002 | Rancho Dominguez | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $6,650 $16,150 proposed | Apr 9, 2005 |
| Apr 3, 2002 | Rancho Dominguez | Complaint | 4 citations 1 serious | $2,850 $6,365 proposed | Dec 26, 2002 |
| Oct 18, 2001 | Rancho Dominguez | Complaint | 5 citations 2 serious | $6,495 $9,200 proposed | Jan 14, 2004 |
| Feb 23, 2001 | Rancho Dominguez | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | Feb 6, 2003 |
| Feb 16, 2000 | Rancho Dominguez | Accident | 9 citations 6 serious | $24,430 $37,600 proposed | Feb 12, 2008 |
Also recorded as: American Racing Equipment Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 4051, Projecting Shaft Ends: 3 citations, 2 serious, $3,765
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 3 citations, $150
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3384, Hand Protection: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 4075, Gears and Sprockets: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,150
- 8 CCR 4070, Guarding: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,150
- 8 CCR 3308, Hot Pipes and Hot Surfaces: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,150
- 8 CCR 4184, Cranes and derricks, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,925
Accidents investigated
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 American Racing Equipment
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 4, 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.