Inspection record, Downey

Adco Industries Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 9, 2001

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

Accident inspection in Downey: 13 citations, $2,160. 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

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Adco Industries at 12140 Bellflower BLVD., Downey (Los Angeles County) on May 9, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 16 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 13 citations (2 serious) and proposed $18,440 in penalties; the current total is $2,160. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Nov 26, 2001.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 342 A, Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $225, current $150. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 13, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 461 A General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $225, current $0. Abatement due Sep 13, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3203 B, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $225, current $0. Abatement due Sep 13, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3664 A, Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $225, current $150. Abatement due Aug 30, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5044 C02 General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $225, current $0. Abatement due Sep 13, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3400 C, Medical services and first aid General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $225, current $75. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 13, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5021 A General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $420, current $75. 5 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 13, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3660 A, Industrial trucks, general General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $250, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 13, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3668 A01, Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $335, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 13, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5144 C02, Respiratory protection General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $225, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 13, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5194 E01, Hazard communication General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $225, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 13, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5042 A06 Serious
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $3,035, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 7, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4995 Serious
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $12,600, current $1,350. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 7, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $110, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 13, 2001. Read the rule.

The accident

Apr 16, 2001. Employee Suffers Fractured Tibia And Fibula
Keywords: fracture,head,tibia,load shift,truck,fall,concussion,crane,leg 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 119822419. 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 119822419, 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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