Inspection record, Fontana

Gold Shield Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 22, 2001

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

Complaint inspection in Fontana: 17 citations, $22,710. 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 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of Gold Shield Inc at 11751 Industry Ave, Fontana (San Bernardino County) on Feb 22, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. The record lists 74 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 17 citations (11 serious) and proposed $45,600 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $22,710. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Oct 3, 2001. 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 01001: 8 CCR 5194(f)(4), Hazard communication General
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $150, current $150. 2 instances. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3203(b)(1), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $300, current $0. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3203(b)(2), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $300, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Oct 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5144(c)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $150, current $0. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5192(q)(1), Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response General
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $150, current $150. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Oct 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3384(a), Hand Protection Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $4,050, current $2,700. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5144(d)(3)(B), Respiratory protection Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $4,050, current $2,700. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5168(d), Static Electricity Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $4,050, current $2,700. 6 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5449(f), Electrical and Other Sources of Ignition Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $4,050, current $2,700. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5446(a), Spray Booths Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $4,050, current $270. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5449(h), Electrical and Other Sources of Ignition Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $4,050, current $270. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 5453(c), Operation and Maintenance Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $4,050, current $2,700. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 5446(h), Spray Booths Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $4,050, current $2,700. 3 instances. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 3, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 5451(o), Flammable and Combustible Liquids, Storage and Handling Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $4,050, current $2,700. 6 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 11001: 8 CCR 5168(a), Static Electricity Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $4,050, current $2,700. 3 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 12001: 8 CCR 3382(a), Eye and Face Protection Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $4,050, current $270. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 13001: 8 CCR 3383(a), Body Protection General
Issued Aug 27, 2001. Proposed $0, current $0. Abatement due Sep 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203(a), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Jul 26, 2001. Proposed $150, current $0. 7 instances. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 23, 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 119954279. 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 119954279, 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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