Inspection record, Los Angeles

Dba General Plating Company Cal/OSHA Inspection, Dec 18, 2000

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

Unprogrammed related inspection in Los Angeles: 7 citations, $4,750. 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 122,852 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a unprogrammed related inspection of Dba General Plating Company at 951 W Vernon Ave, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Dec 18, 2000. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. The record lists 45 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 7 citations (2 serious) and proposed $10,575 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $4,750. The case closed on Sep 13, 2010. 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 2340.16(b), Electrical work space General
Issued Jun 15, 2001. Proposed $135, current $100. 4 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 16, 2001, completed. Failure to abate penalty $4,635. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3301(a), Use of Compressed Air or Gases General
Issued Jun 15, 2001. Proposed $135, current $100. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 16, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3480(a), Vats, Pans and Tanks General
Issued Jun 15, 2001. Proposed $205, current $100. 3 instances. 6 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 16, 2001, completed. Failure to abate penalty $2,005. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5144(c)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jun 15, 2001. Proposed $205, current $100. 6 instances. 8 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 16, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed) Serious
Issued Jun 15, 2001. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 10 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3382(a), Eye and Face Protection Serious
Issued Jun 15, 2001. Proposed $3,710, current $1,800. 4 instances. 6 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5194(f)(4)(B), Hazard communication General
Issued Jun 15, 2001. Proposed $3,710, current $750. 40 instances. 6 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, 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 125928507. 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 125928507, 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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