Inspection record, Los Angeles

Hovik's Sewing CO Cal/OSHA Inspection, Oct 16, 2000

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

Planned inspection in Los Angeles: 3 citations, $150. 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 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Hovik's Sewing CO at 5122 W Santa Monica BLVD, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Oct 16, 2000. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. The record lists 1 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 3 citations (0 serious) and proposed $525 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $150. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Apr 2, 2001.

Citations

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

Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3272(b), Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways General
Issued Nov 9, 2000. Proposed $175, current $50. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Dec 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3203(b)(2), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Nov 9, 2000. Proposed $175, current $50. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Dec 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2340.16(c), Electrical work space General
Issued Nov 9, 2000. Proposed $175, current $50. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Dec 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3366(e), Washing Facilities General deleted on appeal
Issued Nov 9, 2000. Proposed $175, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Dec 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.

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 119824167. 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 119824167, checked Nov 4, 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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