Inspection record, Rialto

W.T. Lighting Corporation Cal/OSHA Inspection, Nov 18, 2001

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

Accident inspection in Rialto: 1 citation, $18,000, 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 W.T. Lighting Corporation at 151 W. Baseline, Rialto (San Bernardino County) on Nov 18, 2001. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 6 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 1 citation (1 serious) and proposed $21,600 in penalties; the current total is $18,000. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Oct 9, 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 02001: 8 CCR 2320.2(a)(3), Electrical, work on energized equipment Serious
Issued Apr 2, 2002. Proposed $21,600, current $18,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2002, final order Aug 10, 2004. Abatement due Apr 5, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 2320.2(a)(5), Electrical, work on energized equipment Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Apr 2, 2002. Proposed $14,850, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2002, final order Aug 10, 2004. Abatement due Apr 5, 2002, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Nov 18, 2001. Worker Installing Flourescent Lights Gets Electrocuted
Keywords: cpr,ppe,electrician,electrocuted,lighting fixture,electrical work 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 119950384. 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 119950384, 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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