Inspection record, Paramount

Cosmo Textile Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Oct 10, 2000

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

Accident inspection in Paramount: 13 citations, $1,300, 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

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Cosmo Textile Inc at 13984 Orange Ave, Paramount (Los Angeles County) on Oct 10, 2000. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 60 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 13 citations (0 serious) and proposed $25,795 in penalties; the current total is $1,300. 13 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Sep 12, 2006. 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: 8 CCR 461 C General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $350, current $200. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $260, current $0. 9 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3314 F, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $260, current $0. 9 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3400 C, Medical services and first aid General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $260, current $0. 9 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2340.21 General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $260, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2340.23 General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $260, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 2500.9(a) General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $260, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3241 C, Live loads General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $260, current $100. 8 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3210 C, Guardrails at elevated locations General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $4,725, current $200. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2340.17(a) General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $4,725, current $200. 8 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3225 A01 General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $4,725, current $200. 9 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3314 A, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $4,725, current $200. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4186 B General
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $4,725, current $200. 6 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3320 General deleted on appeal
Issued Nov 28, 2000. Proposed $260, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Feb 5, 2001, final order Aug 8, 2001. Abatement due Dec 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Oct 10, 2000. Employee dies from a heart attack
Keywords: heart,fall,artery 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 119825610. 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 119825610, 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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