Inspection record, Gardena

King's Hawaiian Bakery West, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 2, 2001

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

Planned inspection in Gardena: 20 citations, $23,685. 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 planned inspection of King's Hawaiian Bakery West, Inc. at 18655 South Western Avenue, Gardena (Los Angeles County) on Feb 2, 2001. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. The record lists 65 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 20 citations (10 serious) and proposed $41,605 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $23,685. The case closed on Apr 24, 2006. 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(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $280, current $225. Abatement due Apr 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2500.8(a), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $280, current $225. Abatement due Apr 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3272(b), Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways General
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $185, current $150. Abatement due Apr 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3661(c), Brakes and Warning Devices General
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $280, current $0. Abatement due Apr 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3664(a), Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $375, current $300. Abatement due Apr 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3668(a)(2), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $280, current $0. Abatement due Apr 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5194(e)(1)(A), Hazard communication General
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $280, current $225. Abatement due Apr 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5194(f)(4), Hazard communication General
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $280, current $0. Abatement due Apr 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 6151(c)(4), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $185, current $0. Abatement due Apr 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 6151(e)(2), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $375, current $150. Abatement due Apr 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2530.43, Automatic Restarting Serious
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $270. Abatement due Mar 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3210(a), Guardrails at elevated locations Serious
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $5,060, current $4,050. Abatement due Mar 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3577(e), Protection Devices Serious
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. Abatement due Mar 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3578(g), Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding Serious
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $270. Abatement due Mar 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 3999(b), Hand tools Serious
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $5,060, current $4,050. Abatement due Mar 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding Serious
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. Abatement due Mar 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4075(a), Gears and Sprockets Serious
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $270. Abatement due Mar 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 4353(a), Stationary Compaction Equipment and Balers Serious
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $5,060, current $2,700. Abatement due Mar 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 4650(d), Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders Serious
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. Abatement due Mar 26, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 11001: 8 CCR 5185(l), Changing and Charging Storage Batteries Serious
Issued Mar 19, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. Abatement due Apr 29, 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 125990408. 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 125990408, 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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