Inspection record, Orange

Western Mill Fabricators, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 14, 2003

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

Planned inspection in Orange: 22 citations, $13,560. One of 2 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Western Mill Fabricators, Inc. at 583 N Batavia, Orange (Orange County) on Apr 14, 2003. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. 20 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 22 citations (9 serious) and proposed $30,430 in penalties; the current total is $13,560. The case closed on Jan 10, 2006. The employer has 1 other inspection 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 461 A General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $225, current $155. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $110, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $165, current $110. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3241 A, Live loads General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $225, current $155. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3328 D, Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $110, current $75. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3668 A01, Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $110, current $75. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5143 A05 General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $110, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5144 C01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $110, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5144 E01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $165, current $110. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5446 H General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $110, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 6151 C01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $165, current $110. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 6151 G01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $250, current $165. 20 instances. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 1430.32(a)(3) General
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $225, current $155. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 10, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.22(a) Serious
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 4 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2340.23 Serious
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 5 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 2530.43(b) Serious
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3999 B, Hand tools Serious
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4185 Serious
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4300 D Serious
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4310 A01 Serious
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 4650 D Serious
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 17, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 4650 E Serious
Issued Sep 10, 2003. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 17, 2003, 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 125918664. 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 125918664, 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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