Inspection record, Los Angeles

Japanese Auto Dismantler Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 25, 2003

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

Complaint inspection in Los Angeles: 13 citations, $300. 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 122,853 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 Japanese Auto Dismantler at 5508 Duarte St, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Mar 25, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 5 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 13 citations (0 serious) and proposed $1,105 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $300. The case closed on Jul 1, 2006.

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 Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $50. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3272(b), Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $50. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3400(c), Medical services and first aid General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $50. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3650(b)(3), Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3668(a)(1), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3661(c), Brakes and Warning Devices General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3664(a), Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $50. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3364(b), Sanitary facilities General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $50. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3364(d), Sanitary facilities General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3366(d), Washing Facilities General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3366(e), Washing Facilities General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 6151(c)(1), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $50. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 6151(e)(2), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Sep 5, 2003. Proposed $85, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 8, 2003, 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 120221676. 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 120221676, 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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