State of California, Metropolitan State Hospital safety record at a glance
State of California, Metropolitan State Hospital has been the subject of 3 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Dec 23, 2003 and Sep 18, 2007. 3 of them were complaint inspections. 2 of them produced citations, 12 in all: 2 serious, 2 willful, 5 repeat. Inspectors proposed $172,930 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $86,310. The largest single penalty, $84,810, came from an inspection opened Dec 23, 2003 in Norwalk. That places the employer at #589 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Other Services (except Public Administration); Health Care and Social Assistance. Worksites in Norwalk.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2007 | Norwalk | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jan 14, 2009 |
| Mar 14, 2005 | Norwalk | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 29, 2005 |
| Dec 23, 2003 | Norwalk | Complaint | 11 citations 1 serious 2 willful 5 repeat | $171,430 | $84,810 | Dec 28, 2007 |
Also recorded as: State of California Metropolitan State Hospital.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1541, Excavations, general: 3 citations, 1 serious, $675
- 8 CCR 1541.1, Excavations, protective systems: 1 citation, $67,500
- 8 CCR 2340.11: 1 citation, $9,000
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $1,500
- 8 CCR 1511: 1 citation, $675
- 8 CCR 3308: 1 citation, $560
Local pages: Norwalk 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. 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 State of California, Metropolitan State Hospital
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.