HI Quality International, Inc. safety record at a glance
HI Quality International, Inc. has been the subject of 5 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 10, 2000 and Aug 7, 2002. 4 of them were follow-up inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 22 in all: 4 serious, 1 willful, 6 repeat. Inspectors proposed $120,655 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $98,815. The largest single penalty, $70,000, came from an inspection opened Aug 10, 2001 in Ontario. That places the employer at #457 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
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Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2002 | Ontario | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Aug 12, 2002 |
| Jan 8, 2002 | Ontario | Follow-up | no inspection made | $0 | Jan 29, 2002 |
| Aug 10, 2001 | Ontario | Follow-up | 1 citation 1 willful | $70,000 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Mar 10, 2000 | Ontario | Follow-up | 15 citations 4 serious 6 repeat | $27,940 $49,080 proposed | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Mar 10, 2000 | Ontario | Complaint | 6 citations | $875 $1,575 proposed | Jan 8, 2002 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 3 citations, $175
- 8 CCR 4353, Stationary Compaction Equipment and Balers: 2 citations, 1 serious, $73,650
- 8 CCR 3382, Eye and Face Protection: 1 citation, $12,600
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,650
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,650
- 8 CCR 3577, Protection Devices: 1 citation, $1,050
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 1 citation, $700
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $700
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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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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 HI Quality International, 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.