What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Whittier Fertilizer Company at 9441 Kruse Road, Pico-Rivera (Los Angeles County) on Mar 28, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 39 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (0 serious) and proposed $8,010 in penalties; the current total is $800. 9 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Nov 9, 2001. The employer has 5 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 Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $275, current $200. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 25, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $310, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 25, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $2,475, current $200. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $2,475, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $2,475, current $200. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $205, current $0. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 25, 2001. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $205, current $0. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 25, 2001. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $310, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 25, 2001. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $310, current $0. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 25, 2001. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $205, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 25, 2001. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $410, current $0. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 25, 2001. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $205, current $0. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 25, 2001. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $310, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 25, 2001. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 24, 2001. Proposed $410, current $0. 4 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 25, 2001. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: fracture,pinned,work rules,caught by,caught between,industrial truck,pelvis,struck by,hip 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 120261243. 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 120261243, 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.