Franklin Reinforcing Steel CO Inc safety record at a glance
Franklin Reinforcing Steel CO Inc has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 17, 2001 and Nov 2, 2011. 2 of them were accident inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 9 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $48,555 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $20,160. The largest single penalty, $11,910, came from an inspection opened May 14, 2004 in Lynwood. That places the employer at #6,600 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Construction. Worksites in Santa Fe Springs, Lynwood, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Sacramento, Santa Ynez.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2011 | Santa Fe Springs | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Nov 2, 2011 |
| May 14, 2004 | Lynwood | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $36,405 | $11,910 | Sep 24, 2008 |
| Jan 21, 2004 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations 2 serious | $6,750 | $2,850 | Jan 2, 2014 |
| Jun 12, 2003 | Long Beach | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 14, 2004 |
| Sep 7, 2001 | Sacramento | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 2, 2002 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | Santa Ynez | Referral | 3 citations 1 serious | $5,400 | $5,400 | Jan 30, 2002 |
Also recorded as: Franklin Reinforcing Steel CO., Inc.; Franklin Reinforcing Steel CO. Inc.; Franklin Reinforcing Steel CO., Inc; Franklin Reinforcing Steel CO.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1712: 1 citation, 1 serious, $10,800
- 8 CCR 1926.501: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,500
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 1904.2: 1 citation, $900
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $500
- 8 CCR 1541.1, Excavations, protective systems: 1 citation, $350
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 1 citation, $260
- 8 CCR 5004: 1 citation, 1 serious, $150
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 Franklin Reinforcing Steel CO 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.