Inspection record, Compton

S & K Plating Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 29, 2001

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

Accident inspection in Compton: 11 citations, $28,085, 1 death investigated. 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 122,854 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 S & K Plating Inc at 2727 N Compton Ave, Compton (Los Angeles County) on Jan 29, 2001. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. The record lists 26 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 11 citations (2 serious) and proposed $75,585 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $28,085. 11 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 13, 2010. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. 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 342(a), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Jul 20, 2001. Proposed $275, current $275. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2001, final order Jan 8, 2003. Abatement due Aug 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 14301(a)(1) General
Issued Jul 20, 2001. Proposed $275, current $275. 26 workers exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2001, final order Jan 8, 2003. Abatement due Aug 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3203(a), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 20, 2001. Proposed $205, current $205. 4 instances. 26 workers exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2001, final order Jan 8, 2003. Abatement due Aug 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3203(b)(1), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 20, 2001. Proposed $275, current $275. 26 workers exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2001, final order Jan 8, 2003. Abatement due Aug 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 4973, Capacity Marking General
Issued Jul 20, 2001. Proposed $205, current $205. 4 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2001, final order Jan 8, 2003. Abatement due Aug 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 4975, Control Equipment General
Issued Jul 20, 2001. Proposed $205, current $205. 4 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2001, final order Jan 8, 2003. Abatement due Aug 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144(c)(2)(A), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jul 20, 2001. Proposed $135, current $135. 4 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2001, final order Jan 8, 2003. Abatement due Aug 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5166(a), Cleaning, Repairing, or Altering Containers General
Issued Jul 20, 2001. Proposed $205, current $205. 4 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2001, final order Jan 8, 2003. Abatement due Aug 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5192(p)(7), Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response General
Issued Jul 20, 2001. Proposed $205, current $205. 4 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2001, final order Jan 8, 2003. Abatement due Aug 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3382(a), Eye and Face Protection Serious
Issued Jul 20, 2001. Proposed $3,600, current $3,600. 4 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2001, final order Jan 8, 2003. Abatement due Jul 27, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3480(a), Vats, Pans and Tanks Serious
Issued Jul 20, 2001. Proposed $70,000, current $22,500. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 13, 2001, final order Jan 8, 2003. Abatement due Jul 27, 2001, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jan 4, 2001. Employee dies when he falls in acid bath
Keywords: burn,slip,chemical burn,fall,chemical vapor,chemical 1 death

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 125933523. 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 125933523, 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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