Inspection record, Ontario

Chem Lab Products Incorporated Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 23, 2003

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Planned inspection in Ontario: 5 citations, $720. One of 2 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 planned inspection of Chem Lab Products Incorporated at 5160 East Airport Drive, Ontario (San Bernardino County) on May 23, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 85 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 5 citations (0 serious) and proposed $1,205 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $720. 5 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on May 25, 2006. The employer has 1 other inspection 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 3203(a)(7)(F), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Nov 14, 2003. Proposed $160, current $160. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 10, 2003, final order Feb 28, 2005. Abatement due Dec 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3314(h), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Nov 14, 2003. Proposed $160, current $160. 20 workers exposed. Contested Dec 10, 2003, final order Feb 28, 2005. Abatement due Dec 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5144(e)(5)(A)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Nov 14, 2003. Proposed $485, current $0. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Dec 10, 2003, final order Feb 28, 2005. Abatement due Dec 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5189(e)(2)(C), Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials General
Issued Nov 14, 2003. Proposed $160, current $160. 60 workers exposed. Contested Dec 10, 2003, final order Feb 28, 2005. Abatement due Dec 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5189(f)(1)(C), Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials General
Issued Nov 14, 2003. Proposed $240, current $240. 3 instances. 60 workers exposed. Contested Dec 10, 2003, final order Feb 28, 2005. Abatement due Dec 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5192(q)(6)(E), Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response General deleted on appeal
Issued Nov 14, 2003. Proposed $160, current $0. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Dec 10, 2003, final order Feb 28, 2005. Abatement due Dec 17, 2003. 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 120223052. 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 120223052, 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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