Phibro-Tech, Inc safety record at a glance
Phibro-Tech, Inc has been the subject of 8 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 11, 2000 and Sep 14, 2022. 2 of them were planned inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 47 in all: 11 serious. Inspectors proposed $60,520 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $44,195. The largest single penalty, $31,600, came from an inspection opened Jul 11, 2000 in Union City. That places the employer at #1,861 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Wholesale Trade. Worksites in Santa Fe Springs, Union City.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2022 | Santa Fe Springs | Planned | 3 citations | $1,510 $1,950 proposed | Jul 10, 2023 |
| May 4, 2022 | Santa Fe Springs | Accident | 2 citations | $400 $545 proposed | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Sep 5, 2018 | Santa Fe Springs | Programmed related | 7 citations | $2,450 $2,750 proposed | Sep 27, 2019 |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Santa Fe Springs | Accident | 1 citation | $375 $560 proposed | Aug 30, 2016 |
| May 11, 2005 | Santa Fe Springs | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 | Sep 18, 2006 |
| Feb 4, 2005 | Santa Fe Springs | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Feb 25, 2005 |
| Feb 11, 2003 | Santa Fe Springs | Planned | 11 citations 2 serious | $7,560 $9,810 proposed | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Jul 11, 2000 | Union City | Complaint | 22 citations 9 serious | $31,600 $44,605 proposed | Nov 20, 2005 |
Also recorded as: Phibro-Tech Inc.; Phibro-Tech, Inc.; Phibro-Tech Inc; Phibro Tech Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5189, Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials: 6 citations, $2,825
- 8 CCR 5192, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response: 5 citations, 1 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 5 citations, $810
- 8 CCR 3480, Vats, Pans and Tanks: 2 citations, 2 serious, $8,435
- 8 CCR 3382, Eye and Face Protection: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,675
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,035
- 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed): 2 citations, $695
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, 1 serious, $335
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Phibro-Tech, 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 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.