La County USC Medical Center safety record at a glance
La County USC Medical Center has been the subject of 32 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 22, 2000 and Feb 13, 2019. 24 of them were complaint inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 32 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $35,285 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $14,860. The largest single penalty, $4,725, came from an inspection opened Apr 1, 2009 in Los Angeles. That places the employer at #10,392 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Health Care and Social Assistance; Public Administration. Worksites in Los Angeles.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2019 | Los Angeles | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Jan 21, 2019 | Los Angeles | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Sep 20, 2016 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 25, 2017 |
| Dec 14, 2010 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 17, 2010 |
| Dec 7, 2010 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 16, 2010 |
| Jun 7, 2010 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | $0 | Aug 6, 2010 |
| May 3, 2010 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $300 $750 proposed | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Dec 15, 2009 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Apr 1, 2009 | Los Angeles | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $4,725 $18,850 proposed | Jul 9, 2010 |
| Apr 1, 2009 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 2, 2009 |
| Sep 9, 2008 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,125 $3,000 proposed | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Aug 5, 2008 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 14, 2009 |
| Dec 31, 2007 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations | $900 | Dec 15, 2008 |
| Nov 9, 2007 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 $425 proposed | Jun 11, 2008 |
| Sep 21, 2007 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,110 | Mar 6, 2008 |
| Jun 28, 2007 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 16, 2007 |
| Jul 14, 2006 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 | May 5, 2007 |
| Mar 27, 2006 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | Oct 16, 2006 |
| Oct 7, 2005 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $315 | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Nov 6, 2003 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 5, 2004 |
| Oct 21, 2003 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Oct 22, 2003 |
| Mar 18, 2003 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 7 citations 1 serious | $3,450 $6,000 proposed | Jul 1, 2006 |
| Apr 25, 2002 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | May 21, 2002 |
| Jan 8, 2002 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations | $150 $750 proposed | Aug 18, 2006 |
| Nov 6, 2001 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 $420 proposed | Jul 19, 2002 |
| Jul 20, 2001 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 18, 2002 |
| Mar 29, 2001 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $0 $280 proposed | Jan 31, 2002 |
| Nov 14, 2000 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 7, 2000 |
| Oct 16, 2000 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations | $600 | Feb 22, 2001 |
| Aug 30, 2000 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations | $400 | Mar 7, 2001 |
| Jul 3, 2000 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 3 citations | $810 | Feb 22, 2001 |
| May 22, 2000 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 21, 2000 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 6 citations, $2,170
- 8 CCR 5154.1, Ventilation Requirements for Laboratory-Type Hood Operations: 4 citations, $550
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, 1 serious, $4,995
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 2 citations, $1,125
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 2 citations, $600
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 2 citations, $570
- 8 CCR 3272, Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways: 2 citations, $465
- 8 CCR 4310, Band Knives and Band Saws: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Los Angeles 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. 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 La County USC Medical Center
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 4, 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.