What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of UPS at 16000 Arminta St., Van Nuys (Los Angeles County) on Sep 17, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 450 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 1 citation (0 serious) and proposed $700 in penalties; the current total is $700. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. 6 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jun 22, 2009. The employer has 133 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 Mar 15, 2004. Proposed $700, current $700. 32 instances. 32 workers exposed. Contested Apr 21, 2004, final order Mar 29, 2007. Abatement due Apr 16, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 15, 2004. Proposed $375, current $0. 2 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Apr 21, 2004, final order Mar 29, 2007. Abatement due Apr 16, 2004. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 15, 2004. Proposed $700, current $0. 154 instances. 235 workers exposed. Contested Apr 21, 2004, final order Mar 29, 2007. Abatement due Apr 16, 2004. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 15, 2004. Proposed $935, current $0. 235 workers exposed. Contested Apr 21, 2004, final order Mar 29, 2007. Abatement due Apr 16, 2004. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 15, 2004. Proposed $935, current $0. 254 workers exposed. Contested Apr 21, 2004, final order Mar 29, 2007. Abatement due Apr 16, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 15, 2004. Proposed $185, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 21, 2004, final order Mar 29, 2007. Abatement due Mar 18, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 15, 2004. Proposed $8,435, current $0. 235 workers exposed. Contested Apr 21, 2004, final order Mar 29, 2007. Abatement due Apr 16, 2004. 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 120321674. 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 120321674, 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.