County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation safety record at a glance
County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 24, 2017 and Dec 16, 2025. 3 of them were complaint inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 25 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $63,460 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $33,830. The largest single penalty, $24,940, came from an inspection opened Mar 7, 2019 in Castaic. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #2,896 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; Public Administration. Worksites in Castaic, Carson, South El Monte, Irwindale, Sylmar.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | Castaic | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Oct 4, 2022 | Carson | Complaint | 5 citations | $10,350 | $2,705 | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Mar 7, 2019 | Castaic | Complaint | 12 citations 1 serious | $43,150 | $24,940 | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | South El Monte | Accident | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Oct 12, 2020 |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Irwindale | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,400 | $1,400 | Sep 10, 2020 |
| Aug 24, 2017 | Sylmar | Fatality or catastrophe | death 4 citations | $8,000 | $4,225 | Jul 18, 2025 |
Also recorded as: County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks and Recreation.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 5 citations, 1 serious, $14,635
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 3 citations, $1,400
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 3 citations, $1,215
- 8 CCR 2473.2: 2 citations, $2,975
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 2 citations, $1,195
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $1,120
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $560
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $5,000
Accidents investigated
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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 County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation
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.