Inspection record, Azusa

Melco Steel Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 29, 2006

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

Planned inspection in Azusa: 17 citations, $5,020. 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 Melco Steel Inc. at 1100 W Foothill BLVD, Azusa (Los Angeles County) on Mar 29, 2006. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 25 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 17 citations (4 serious) and proposed $15,945 in penalties; the current total is $5,020. 17 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on May 20, 2011. 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 Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $225, current $150. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3241 A, Live loads General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $225, current $150. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3276 B, Portable ladders General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $165, current $110. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $165, current $0. 3 instances. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3650 S07, Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $165, current $0. 3 instances. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3657 D General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $165, current $0. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3668 B03, Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $165, current $0. 5 instances. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 4799 General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $165, current $0. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 6151 C04, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $165, current $0. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 6151 G01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $165, current $110. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.22(a) General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $2,025, current $0. 2 instances. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 7, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2340.23 Serious
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $2,025, current $150. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 7, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 2530.43(b) General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $2,025, current $150. 3 instances. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 7, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3659 A Serious
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $2,025, current $1,350. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 7, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4310 A01 Serious
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $2,025, current $1,350. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 7, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4650 D General
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $2,025, current $150. 3 instances. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 7, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 5048 I05 Serious
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $2,025, current $1,350. 6 instances. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 7, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3657 H General deleted on appeal
Issued Jul 31, 2006. Proposed $165, current $0. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 30, 2006, final order Mar 12, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, 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 125941666. 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 125941666, 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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