Inspection record, San Diego

Action Cleaning Corporation Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 28, 2000

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Accident inspection in San Diego: 12 citations, $49,800, 1 death investigated. The employer's only inspection on record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Federal OSHA opened an accident inspection of Action Cleaning Corporation at Uss Peleliu, Lha5, Pier 13 ON Board Naval Ship, San Diego (San Diego County) on Feb 28, 2000. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 240 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 12 citations (10 serious) and proposed $69,100 in penalties; the current total is $49,800. 12 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jun 30, 2003. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 5A0001 Serious
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $2,800, current $1,850. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 6, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002A: 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1) Serious
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $2,800, current $1,850. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002B: 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(2) Serious
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $0, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003A: 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) Serious
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $2,000, current $1,200. 6 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003B: 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3) Serious
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $0, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 29 CFR 1915.7(d)(1) Serious
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $2,800, current $1,850. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005A: 29 CFR 1915.12(d)(1) Serious
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $2,800, current $1,850. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005B: 29 CFR 1915.12(d)(4) Serious
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $0, current $0. 6 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 29 CFR 1915.15(b) Serious
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $2,800, current $1,850. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 29 CFR 1915.152(a) Serious
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $2,800, current $1,850. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 29 CFR 1915.12(e) Unclassified
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $49,500, current $37,500. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 29 CFR 1915.16(a) General
Issued Aug 24, 2000. Proposed $800, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 14, 2000, final order Jan 17, 2001. Abatement due Sep 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Feb 27, 2000. Employee asphxiated by hydrogen sulfide from ship tank
Keywords: asphyxiated,ppe,hydrogen sulfide,inhalation,sewage,tank,respirator 1 death

Your rights

If you worked at this site, the inspection file is a public record once the case closes; request it from the Cal/OSHA district office with activity number 106338544. A worker who reported the hazard, the injury or the inspection and was then fired, demoted or cut has a retaliation claim under Labor Code 6310, one year to file with the Labor Commissioner and longer to sue. Injuries themselves go through workers' compensation. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, inspection 106338544, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. 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.

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