What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Abcana Industries, Inc. at 545 W Bradley, El Cajon (San Diego County) on Nov 7, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 21 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 25 citations (5 serious) and proposed $52,425 in penalties; the current total is $27,790. 25 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Mar 14, 2008. 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.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $160, current $160. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $485, current $485. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $365, current $0. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $245, current $245. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $245, current $245. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $730, current $730. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $605, current $605. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $605, current $0. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $200, current $200. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $245, current $0. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $650, current $650. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $650, current $0. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $650, current $0. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $200, current $0. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $245, current $0. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $245, current $0. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $245, current $245. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $325, current $325. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $5,850, current $585. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Apr 29, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $5,850, current $5,850. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Apr 29, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $7,310, current $7,310. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Apr 29, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $7,310, current $730. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Apr 29, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $5,850, current $650. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Apr 29, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $8,775, current $8,775. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Apr 29, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $4,385, current $0. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Apr 29, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $160, current $0. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 17, 2002. Proposed $18,000, current $0. Contested May 2, 2002, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Apr 29, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: hydrochloric acid,lung,sodium hydroxide,vapor,sodium hypochlorite,bleach,inhalation,chlorine,chemical burn 1 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 120138227. 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 120138227, 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.