American Wrecking Inc safety record at a glance
American Wrecking Inc has been the subject of 22 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 14, 2001 and Jul 14, 2026. 10 of them were accident inspections. 17 of them produced citations, 44 in all: 11 serious. Inspectors proposed $181,205 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $80,135. The largest single penalty, $19,450, came from an inspection opened Oct 4, 2022 in Torrance. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #658 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Los Angeles, Tustin, Vernon, Torrance, Carson, South Gate, Whittier, Santa Moni.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Tustin | Programmed related | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Vernon | Accident | 1 citation | $20,250 | $700 | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $11,000 | $5,635 | Mar 13, 2023 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | Torrance | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $25,250 | $19,450 | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $205 | $205 | Oct 7, 2021 |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Carson | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $9,300 | $5,025 | Jul 28, 2017 |
| Jun 21, 2016 | South Gate | Accident | 7 citations 1 serious | $23,490 | $11,250 | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Jun 17, 2013 | Whittier | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 12, 2013 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | Santa Moni | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $4,725 | $3,710 | Jan 18, 2014 |
| Aug 19, 2010 | Riverside | Accident | death 4 citations 4 serious | $41,850 | $17,055 | Jan 30, 2014 |
| Aug 11, 2010 | Costa Mesa | Planned | 1 citation | $435 | $435 | Aug 1, 2011 |
| Jul 28, 2010 | Commerce | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $19,485 | $12,600 | Jul 6, 2013 |
| Sep 22, 2009 | San Diego | Programmed related | 2 citations | $270 | $270 | Aug 12, 2010 |
| Jan 16, 2009 | El Monte | Accident | 3 citations | $2,110 | $1,000 | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Dec 22, 2008 | Seaside | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 4, 2009 |
| Aug 4, 2008 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,725 | $950 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Sep 25, 2007 | Azusa | Accident | 2 citations | $16,850 | $750 | May 18, 2009 |
| Aug 2, 2007 | Stockton | Planned | 2 citations | $3,410 | $250 | Jul 31, 2008 |
| Aug 1, 2003 | Gardena | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 15, 2004 |
| Jun 18, 2001 | La Habra | Accident | 1 citation | $250 | $250 | May 9, 2003 |
| Feb 14, 2001 | Camp Pendleton | Planned | 4 citations | $600 | $600 | Jun 4, 2001 |
Also recorded as: American Wrecking, Inc.; American Wrecking Inc.; American Wrecking.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 9 citations, 2 serious, $6,180
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 5 citations, 1 serious, $875
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 3 citations, 1 serious, $6,000
- 8 CCR 1734: 3 citations, $685
- 8 CCR 1735: 2 citations, 2 serious, $28,800
- 8 CCR 1599, Flagging: 2 citations, 2 serious, $14,625
- 8 CCR 1592, Warning methods, construction: 2 citations, 2 serious, $12,025
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $3,500
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Los Angeles 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 American Wrecking 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.