Ecology Control Industries, Inc. safety record at a glance
Ecology Control Industries, Inc. has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 19, 2000 and Apr 4, 2025. 6 of them were complaint inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 18 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $35,845 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $20,060. The largest single penalty, $12,785, came from an inspection opened Oct 2, 2012 in Torrance. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #6,650 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 3 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Worksites in Pacific Palisades, Wilmington, Torrance, Richmond, Martinez.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2025 | Pacific Palisades | Complaint | 5 citations | $2,625 | $2,625 | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Wilmington | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $375 | $375 | open |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Torrance | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,125 | $1,125 | Dec 11, 2015 |
| Oct 2, 2012 | Torrance | Complaint | 7 citations 5 serious | $12,785 | $12,785 | Nov 24, 2012 |
| Feb 11, 2011 | Torrance | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Feb 11, 2011 |
| Dec 1, 2009 | Richmond | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 7, 2010 |
| Dec 23, 2003 | Richmond | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 18, 2007 |
| Dec 16, 2003 | Martinez | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 9, 2004 |
| Jul 19, 2000 | Wilmington | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $18,935 | $3,150 | Jan 28, 2004 |
Also recorded as: Ecology Control Industries; Ecology Control Industries Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 3 citations, 2 serious, $5,325
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 3 citations, $1,575
- 8 CCR 5192: 2 citations, $1,050
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $410
- 8 CCR 3577: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,475
- 8 CCR 2340.12: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,475
- 8 CCR 3578: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,475
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,475
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Torrance 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 Ecology Control Industries, 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.