Quemetco, Inc. safety record at a glance
Quemetco, Inc. has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 3, 2000 and Jan 11, 2022. 6 of them were accident inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 14 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $63,871 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $22,580. The largest single penalty, $7,000, came from an inspection opened Jan 29, 2010 in City of Industry. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #5,552 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 3 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing. Worksites in City of Industry, Industry.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2022 | City of Industry | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $750 | 0 | May 24, 2022 |
| Jan 12, 2021 | City of Industry | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 20, 2021 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | City of Industry | Complaint | 2 citations | $980 | $980 | Nov 5, 2020 |
| Sep 15, 2017 | City of Industry | Accident | 2 citations | $5,560 | $3,450 | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Jan 29, 2010 | City of Industry | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $7,000 | May 21, 2011 |
| Jun 20, 2008 | Industry | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $18,000 | $2,000 | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Feb 15, 2008 | City of Industry | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Jun 29, 2007 | City of Industry | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 11, 2008 |
| Oct 15, 2004 | City of Industry | Accident | 2 deaths 1 citation 1 serious | $750 | $6,750 | Sep 1, 2010 |
| Apr 22, 2004 | City of Industry | Accident | 2 citations | $150 | $150 | Sep 18, 2006 |
| Apr 3, 2000 | City of Industry | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $19,681 | $2,250 | Feb 26, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Quemetco; Quemetco, Inc; Quemetco Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 3 citations, 1 serious, $4,150
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $250
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, 1 serious, $7,200
- 8 CCR 3385, Foot protection: 1 citation, $7,000
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 5198, Lead: 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 1 citation, $420
- 8 CCR 3338: 1 citation
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Quemetco, 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.