Universal Molding Company safety record at a glance
Universal Molding Company has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 19, 2002 and May 1, 2024. 3 of them were accident inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 36 in all: 14 serious. Inspectors proposed $104,170 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $66,985. The largest single penalty, $18,315, came from an inspection opened Jun 13, 2003 in Lynwood. That places the employer at #925 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing; Manufacturing. Worksites in Lynwood, Downey, Anaheim.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 | Lynwood | Accident | 2 citations | $1,500 | $1,500 | Aug 19, 2024 |
| Dec 12, 2017 | Downey | Planned | 17 citations 7 serious | $26,140 | $10,605 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Anaheim | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $21,465 | $16,570 | Apr 22, 2022 |
| May 6, 2009 | Lynwood | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 24, 2009 |
| Jun 13, 2003 | Lynwood | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $25,600 | $18,315 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Nov 13, 2002 | Lynwood | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $11,470 | $2,000 | Sep 1, 2004 |
| Feb 19, 2002 | Downey | Complaint | 9 citations 3 serious | $17,995 | $17,995 | Feb 10, 2003 |
Also recorded as: Universal Molding; Universal Molding CO; Universal Molding Company Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 9 citations, 4 serious, $48,350
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 2 citations, 1 serious, $2,125
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $935
- 8 CCR 4214: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,925
- 8 CCR 4207: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 4184, Cranes and derricks, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3556: 1 citation, $750
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Downey employment lawyer, Anaheim 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 Universal Molding Company
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.