Qualex, Inc. safety record at a glance
Qualex, Inc. has been the subject of 5 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Dec 6, 2000 and Apr 9, 2018. 5 of them were complaint inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 11 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $6,110 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $2,510. The largest single penalty, $1,615, came from an inspection opened Apr 9, 2018 in Commerce. That places the employer at #36,558 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing; Other Services (except Public Administration). Worksites in Commerce, Walnut Creek, Cerritos, Long Beach, Sacramento.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2018 | Commerce | Complaint | 7 citations | $5,215 | $1,615 | Feb 19, 2019 |
| Apr 18, 2005 | Walnut Creek | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 26, 2005 |
| Jan 22, 2004 | Cerritos | Complaint | 3 citations | $745 | $745 | Sep 3, 2006 |
| Jun 6, 2001 | Long Beach | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Dec 6, 2000 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 8, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Qualex; Qualex Inc.; Qualex CO.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 3 citations, $950
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 2 citations, $260
- 8 CCR 3385, Foot protection: 1 citation, $450
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $280
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $185
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $165
- 8 CCR 3225: 1 citation, $110
- 8 CCR 3272: 1 citation, $110
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 Qualex, 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.