Inspection record, Chatsworth

Blue Sand Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 20, 2001

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

Planned inspection in Chatsworth: 11 citations, $8,025. 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 a planned inspection of Blue Sand at 20720 Superior St., Chatsworth (Los Angeles County) on Mar 20, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 85 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 11 citations (2 serious) and proposed $8,025 in penalties; the current total is $8,025. 11 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 13, 2010.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 2500.8(a)(2), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Jun 22, 2001. Proposed $160, current $160. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 1, 2002, final order Jun 5, 2003. Abatement due Jul 5, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2510.58(a) General
Issued Jun 22, 2001. Proposed $240, current $240. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 1, 2002, final order Jun 5, 2003. Abatement due Jul 5, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2510.4 General
Issued Jun 22, 2001. Proposed $160, current $160. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 1, 2002, final order Jun 5, 2003. Abatement due Jul 5, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2500.25 General
Issued Jun 22, 2001. Proposed $160, current $160. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 1, 2002, final order Jun 5, 2003. Abatement due Jul 5, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3272 C General
Issued Jun 22, 2001. Proposed $160, current $160. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 1, 2002, final order Jun 5, 2003. Abatement due Jul 5, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5194 F04, Hazard communication General
Issued Jun 22, 2001. Proposed $485, current $485. 10 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Feb 1, 2002, final order Jun 5, 2003. Abatement due Jul 5, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3364 B, Sanitary facilities General
Issued Jun 22, 2001. Proposed $160, current $160. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 1, 2002, final order Jun 5, 2003. Abatement due Jul 5, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3203 B, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jun 22, 2001. Proposed $325, current $325. 7 workers exposed. Contested Feb 1, 2002, final order Jun 5, 2003. Abatement due Jul 25, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 14301 A01 General
Issued Jun 22, 2001. Proposed $325, current $325. Contested Feb 1, 2002, final order Jun 5, 2003. Abatement due Jul 5, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4475 A Serious
Issued Jun 22, 2001. Proposed $2,925, current $2,925. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 1, 2002, final order Jun 5, 2003. Abatement due Jul 5, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5193 C01 A, Bloodborne pathogens Serious
Issued Jun 22, 2001. Proposed $2,925, current $2,925. 4 workers exposed. Contested Feb 1, 2002, final order Jun 5, 2003. Abatement due Jul 25, 2001, 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 119939650. 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 119939650, 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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