Carlton Forge Works safety record at a glance
Carlton Forge Works has been the subject of 15 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Dec 13, 2000 and Jan 31, 2019. 13 of them were accident inspections. 12 of them produced citations, 25 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $120,820 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $37,585. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened Dec 22, 2003 in Paramount. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #2,467 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 2 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing. Worksites in Paramount.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2019 | Paramount | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 11, 2020 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Paramount | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations | $935 | $935 | Dec 17, 2014 |
| Jul 27, 2012 | Paramount | Accident | death 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $6,750 | Aug 10, 2013 |
| Jun 8, 2012 | Paramount | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 5, 2012 |
| Sep 17, 2008 | Paramount | Accident | 1 citation | $850 | $850 | Sep 1, 2010 |
| Jan 2, 2008 | Paramount | Accident | 3 citations | $6,685 | $1,425 | Jan 12, 2009 |
| Nov 6, 2007 | Paramount | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $7,550 | $3,725 | Jan 12, 2009 |
| Nov 6, 2007 | Paramount | Accident | 4 citations | $19,600 | $2,250 | Jan 12, 2009 |
| Aug 21, 2007 | Paramount | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 14, 2007 |
| Oct 13, 2006 | Paramount | Complaint | 1 citation | $800 | $800 | Jul 11, 2007 |
| Apr 28, 2005 | Paramount | Accident | 3 citations | $3,500 | $1,500 | Jul 20, 2006 |
| Mar 2, 2005 | Paramount | Accident | 1 citation | $7,200 | $400 | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Nov 2, 2004 | Paramount | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $750 | Dec 28, 2006 |
| Dec 22, 2003 | Paramount | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $37,500 | $18,000 | Sep 18, 2006 |
| Dec 13, 2000 | Paramount | Accident | 1 citation | $200 | $200 | May 30, 2001 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 6 citations, $2,825
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 3 citations, $1,785
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, 2 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,325
- 8 CCR 3668, Powered industrial trucks, training: 2 citations, $1,275
- 8 CCR 5031: 2 citations, $1,050
- 8 CCR 3583: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 4889: 1 citation, $750
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. 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.
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If you work, or worked, at Carlton Forge Works
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.