Inspection record, Whittier

Viking Freight Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 21, 2000

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Accident inspection in Whittier: 1 citation, $18,000. One of 3 inspections on this employer's 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 Viking Freight at 3200 Workman Mill Road, Whittier (Los Angeles County) on Jul 21, 2000. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 5,000 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 1 citation (1 serious) and proposed $22,500 in penalties; the current total is $18,000. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Sep 13, 2010. The employer has 2 other inspections on its California record.

Citations

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

Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3650 M, Industrial trucks, operating rules Serious
Issued Sep 14, 2000. Proposed $22,500, current $18,000. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 26, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 14, 2000. Proposed $600, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 3, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3664 A26, Industrial trucks, operator training General deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 14, 2000. Proposed $1,200, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 3, 2000, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jul 21, 2000. Three Employees Injured By Falling Crate
Keywords: chest,fracture,crate,industrial truck,fall,struck by,arm,contusion,foot 3 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 119827632. 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 119827632, 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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