Inspection record, La Palma

Power Trim Company Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 15, 2003

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

Accident inspection in La Palma: 18 citations, $10,505. 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 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Federal OSHA opened an accident inspection of Power Trim Company Inc at 6841 Marlin CR, La Palma (Orange County) on May 15, 2003. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 15 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 18 citations (5 serious) and proposed $41,020 in penalties; the current total is $10,505. 18 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 13, 2007.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $110, current $110. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 6151 E02, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $110, current $110. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3661 C General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $110, current $110. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3660 A, Industrial trucks, general General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $110, current $110. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 4202 A General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $225, current $225. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3668 A01, Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $110, current $110. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 4650 D General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $110, current $110. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3577 E General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $110, current $110. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 4190 A General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $110, current $110. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3314 F, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $225, current $225. 5 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.23 General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $6,300, current $225. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2395.51(a)(1) General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $630, current $225. 5 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3578 G General
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $6,300, current $225. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $6,300, current $2,025. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4075 A Serious
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $630, current $200. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4185 Serious
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $630, current $2,025. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4206 A Serious
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $12,600, current $4,050. 3 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 4184 B, Cranes and derricks, general Serious
Issued Nov 11, 2003. Proposed $6,300, current $200. 3 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 24, 2003, final order May 17, 2007. Abatement due Dec 12, 2003, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

May 12, 2003. Employee's Hand Caught in Punch Press
Keywords: power press,finger,caught between,crushed,point of operation,hand tool,hand,unguarded,ram

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 125917898. 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 125917898, 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.

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