Inspection record, Riverside

Western Metal Lath & Steel Framing System Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 9, 2005

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Accident inspection in Riverside: 4 citations, $18,860. One of 4 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 an accident inspection of Western Metal Lath & Steel Framing System at 6510 General Drive, Riverside (Riverside County) on May 9, 2005. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 25 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 4 citations (2 serious) and proposed $25,685 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $18,860. The case closed on Aug 15, 2015. The employer has 3 other inspections 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 3314(h)(3), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Sep 20, 2005. Proposed $185, current $185. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 17, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3314(j)(1), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Sep 20, 2005. Proposed $750, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 18, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4075(a), Gears and Sprockets Serious
Issued Sep 20, 2005. Proposed $6,750, current $675. 10 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 30, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3314(c), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Sep 20, 2005. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 30, 2005, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Mar 24, 2005. Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Sprocket and Chain Drive
Keywords: chain,lathe,amputated,finger,caught by,lockout,conveyor,sprocket 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 125882704. 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 125882704, 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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