Inspection record, San Bernardino

Worldwide Aeros Corporation Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 4, 2000

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

Accident inspection in San Bernardino: 9 citations, $17,280, 2 deaths 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 Worldwide Aeros Corporation at BLDG 795 &294 S. Leland-Norton Way, San Bernardino (San Bernardino County) on Feb 4, 2000. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 16 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (2 serious) and proposed $39,450 in penalties; the current total is $17,280. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Mar 1, 2004. 2 workers 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 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 26, 2000. Proposed $150, current $150. 16 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2000, final order Sep 16, 2003. Abatement due Aug 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5157 C01, Confined spaces General
Issued Jul 26, 2000. Proposed $300, current $300. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2000, final order Sep 16, 2003. Abatement due Aug 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5157 C02, Confined spaces General
Issued Jul 26, 2000. Proposed $300, current $300. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2000, final order Sep 16, 2003. Abatement due Aug 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5157 C04, Confined spaces General
Issued Jul 26, 2000. Proposed $300, current $300. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2000, final order Sep 16, 2003. Abatement due Aug 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5157 G01, Confined spaces General
Issued Jul 26, 2000. Proposed $300, current $300. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2000, final order Sep 16, 2003. Abatement due Aug 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5157 K, Confined spaces General
Issued Jul 26, 2000. Proposed $300, current $300. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2000, final order Sep 16, 2003. Abatement due Aug 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5157 D03, Confined spaces General
Issued Jul 26, 2000. Proposed $12,600, current $600. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2000, final order Sep 16, 2003. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5157 D05, Confined spaces Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2000. Proposed $12,600, current $12,600. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2000, final order Sep 16, 2003. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5157 D06, Confined spaces Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2000. Proposed $12,600, current $2,430. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2000, final order Sep 16, 2003. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3210 B, Guardrails at elevated locations General deleted on appeal
Issued Jul 26, 2000. Proposed $450, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2000, final order Sep 16, 2003. Abatement due Aug 28, 2000, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jan 27, 2000. Two employees asphyxiated while repairing a blimp
Keywords: aircraft,asphyxiated,repair,airport,gas,chemical 2 deaths

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 119957298. 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 119957298, 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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