Inspection record, Ceres

B and H Labeling Systems Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 18, 2000

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

Complaint inspection in Ceres: 20 citations, $42,311. 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 B and H Labeling Systems at 3461 Roeding Road, Ceres (Merced County) on May 18, 2000. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. The record lists 180 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 20 citations (8 serious) and proposed $42,311 in penalties, which stands as the current total. The case closed on Feb 21, 2001.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 461(c), Permits to Operate General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $375, current $375. 150 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2500.8(a), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $185, current $185. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 18, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3362(a), General sanitation requirements General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $185, current $185. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 18, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $280, current $280. 8 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 20, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5143(a)(5), General Requirements of Mechanical Ventilation Systems General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $422, current $422. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 18, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5144(d)(1)(C), Respiratory protection General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $422, current $422. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 18, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144(d)(3)(C), Respiratory protection General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $422, current $422. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 18, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5162(c), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $185, current $185. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 18, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5194(e)(1)(A), Hazard communication General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $185, current $185. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 18, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5194(f)(4), Hazard communication General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $185, current $185. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 18, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5446(h), Spray Booths General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $280, current $280. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 18, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5447(a)(1), Dry Type Overspray Collectors (Exhaust Air Filters) General
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $375, current $375. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 18, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3578(g), Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding Serious
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 25 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 2, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4002(a), Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 2, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4184(a), Cranes and derricks, general Serious
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Dec 2, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4650(d), Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders Serious
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 2, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4650(e), Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders Serious
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 50 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 2, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5447(a)(2), Dry Type Overspray Collectors (Exhaust Air Filters) Serious
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 2, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 5450(d), Ventilation Serious
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 2, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 5453(c), Operation and Maintenance Serious
Issued Nov 15, 2000. Proposed $8,435, current $8,435. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 2, 2000, 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 125695924. 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 125695924, 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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