Inspection record, Los Angeles

Norse Dairy Systems Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 11, 2002

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

Accident inspection in Los Angeles: 8 citations, $11,540. One of 3 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 an accident inspection of Norse Dairy Systems at 1910 W. Temple St., Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Feb 11, 2002. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. 63 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 8 citations (2 serious) and proposed $37,600 in penalties; the current total is $11,540. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 19, 2006. The employer has 2 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 342 A, Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Jul 11, 2002. Proposed $425, current $350. 63 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2002, final order Oct 7, 2004. Abatement due Jul 25, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3209 A General
Issued Jul 11, 2002. Proposed $1,060, current $390. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2002, final order Oct 7, 2004. Abatement due Jul 25, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5097 A General
Issued Jul 11, 2002. Proposed $1,060, current $390. 2 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2002, final order Oct 7, 2004. Abatement due Aug 10, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 6151 C01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jul 11, 2002. Proposed $635, current $260. 8 instances. 11 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2002, final order Oct 7, 2004. Abatement due Jul 25, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3999 B, Hand tools Serious
Issued Jul 11, 2002. Proposed $7,650, current $4,725. 5 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2002, final order Oct 7, 2004. Abatement due Jul 18, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4002 A, Machine guarding, moving parts General
Issued Jul 11, 2002. Proposed $9,560, current $350. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2002, final order Oct 7, 2004. Abatement due Jul 18, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4070 A General
Issued Jul 11, 2002. Proposed $9,560, current $350. 34 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2002, final order Oct 7, 2004. Abatement due Jul 18, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4075 A Serious
Issued Jul 11, 2002. Proposed $7,650, current $4,725. 6 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2002, final order Oct 7, 2004. Abatement due Jul 18, 2002, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jan 16, 2002. Employee Slipped On A Bundle of Tubes - Fractures Arm
Keywords: fracture,slip,fall,arm 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 125933200. 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 125933200, 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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