What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Special Devices Inc at 14370 White Sage Rd, Moorpark (Ventura County) on Sep 1, 2000. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 350 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 20 citations (5 serious) and proposed $167,860 in penalties; the current total is $85,230. 20 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jun 16, 2006. 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 Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $375, current $375. 2 instances. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $375, current $375. 4 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $935, current $935. 7 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $935, current $935. 8 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $375, current $375. 7 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $375, current $375. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $935, current $935. 15 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $935, current $935. 7 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $750, current $750. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $935, current $935. 15 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $375, current $375. 2 instances. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $750, current $750. 7 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $375, current $375. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $750, current $750. 7 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $750, current $750. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $12,935, current $8,435. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 9, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $25,000, current $8,435. 8 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 9, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $25,000, current $25,000. 8 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 9, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $25,000, current $25,000. 2 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 9, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 22, 2001. Proposed $70,000, current $8,435. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 3, 2001, final order Sep 18, 2002. Abatement due Mar 9, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: burn,fracture,amputated,finger,explosion,vacuum vessel,hand,leg 2 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 120305693. 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 120305693, 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.