Decore-Ative Specialties Inc. safety record at a glance
Decore-Ative Specialties Inc. has been the subject of 20 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 8, 2000 and Jan 25, 2024. 12 of them were accident inspections. 17 of them produced citations, 57 in all: 16 serious. Inspectors proposed $233,605 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $83,345. The largest single penalty, $21,455, came from an inspection opened Jul 8, 2002 in Irwindale. That places the employer at #620 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in Irwindale, South El Monte, Elk Grove.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2024 | Irwindale | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | South El Monte | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations 1 serious | $13,270 | $13,270 | open |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Irwindale | Accident | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Jul 23, 2019 | Elk Grove | Accident | 3 citations | $3,000 | $2,250 | Feb 24, 2020 |
| May 23, 2017 | Irwindale | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $18,560 | $18,375 | Jun 8, 2018 |
| Aug 12, 2009 | Elk Grove | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 18, 2009 |
| Oct 3, 2008 | Irwindale | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $25,650 | $5,000 | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Feb 26, 2008 | Irwindale | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $1,150 | Mar 9, 2016 |
| Feb 22, 2007 | Irwindale | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $2,000 | Dec 19, 2008 |
| Mar 14, 2006 | Irwindale | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $325 | Dec 19, 2008 |
| Feb 17, 2006 | Irwindale | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $7,200 | $650 | Jul 20, 2006 |
| Nov 29, 2005 | Irwindale | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $175 | 0 | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Nov 15, 2005 | Irwindale | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 28, 2006 |
| Dec 30, 2004 | Irwindale | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,110 | $450 | Sep 16, 2006 |
| Jul 8, 2002 | Irwindale | Planned | 11 citations 6 serious | $36,120 | $21,455 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Jul 8, 2002 | Irwindale | Planned | 10 citations 4 serious | $28,565 | $10,585 | Sep 12, 2006 |
| May 30, 2001 | Irwindale | Complaint | 4 citations | $15,000 | $1,685 | Jun 15, 2005 |
| Mar 27, 2001 | Irwindale | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $2,700 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Nov 16, 2000 | Irwindale | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | $150 | Sep 14, 2006 |
| May 8, 2000 | Irwindale | Accident | 9 citations 1 serious | $25,580 | $3,300 | Feb 9, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Decore-Ative Specialties, Inc.; Decore-Ative Specialties.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 4 citations, 2 serious, $13,595
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, $1,425
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 3 citations, 3 serious, $23,850
- 8 CCR 5185: 3 citations, 2 serious, $9,260
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 3 citations, $710
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 2 citations, 1 serious, $5,000
- 8 CCR 4184, Cranes and derricks, general: 2 citations, 1 serious, $4,700
- 8 CCR 4310: 2 citations, 1 serious, $4,500
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Elk Grove 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.
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If you work, or worked, at Decore-Ative Specialties 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.