What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Rite Engineering Manufacturing Inc. at 9441 Washburn Road, Downey (Los Angeles County) on Oct 19, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 32 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 17 citations (3 serious) and proposed $28,590 in penalties; the current total is $19,300. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Jun 12, 2005. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $135, current $0. 32 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $135, current $0. 32 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 32 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $135, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $135, current $0. 32 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $135, current $135. 32 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $14,400, current $14,400. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $2,475, current $410. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $245, current $245. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $2,475, current $2,475. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $2,475, current $410. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $2,475, current $410. 32 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $2,475, current $410. 2 instances. 6 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $245, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $245, current $0. 3 instances. 6 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 1, 2002. Proposed $275, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: amputated,sheet metal,roller--const equip,finger,machinist,unguarded 1 hospitalized
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 119821528. 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 119821528, 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.