Powdermet Inc safety record at a glance
Powdermet Inc has been the subject of 4 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 17, 2000 and Aug 1, 2002. 2 of them were complaint inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 19 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $19,455 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $7,130. The largest single penalty, $3,640, came from an inspection opened Jan 8, 2002 in Sun Valley. That places the employer at #18,935 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2002 | Sun Valley | Complaint | 5 citations 1 serious | $2,830 | $2,635 | Nov 17, 2006 |
| Jan 8, 2002 | Sun Valley | Accident | 5 citations 1 serious | $9,890 | $3,640 | May 17, 2006 |
| Jul 12, 2000 | Sun Valley | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 11, 2001 |
| Apr 17, 2000 | Sun Valley | Accident | 9 citations | $6,735 | $855 | Nov 4, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Powdermet.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $725
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 2 citations, 1 serious, $2,475
- 8 CCR 5154.1: 2 citations, $275
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, $110
- 8 CCR 5141: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,025
- 8 CCR 5155, Airborne contaminants: 1 citation, $410
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 5192: 1 citation, $205
Accidents investigated
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 Powdermet 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.