Inspection record, Torrance

John Hernandez dba John Hernandez Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 16, 2012

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

Planned inspection in Torrance: 6 citations, $1,395. The employer's only inspection on 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 John Hernandez dba John Hernandez at 19811 Ronald Ave, Torrance (Los Angeles County) on Feb 16, 2012. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 2 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 6 citations (0 serious) and proposed $4,920 in penalties; the current total is $1,395. The case closed on Oct 8, 2012.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1509 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Mar 12, 2012. Proposed $130, current $130. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 14, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1509 C, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Mar 12, 2012. Proposed $130, current $130. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 14, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1624 A General
Issued Mar 12, 2012. Proposed $130, current $130. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 14, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3395 F01, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Mar 12, 2012. Proposed $130, current $130. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 14, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 4002 A, Machine guarding, moving parts General
Issued Mar 12, 2012. Proposed $350, current $350. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 14, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1712 C01 General
Issued Mar 19, 2012. Proposed $4,050, current $525. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 29, 2012, 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 126045368. 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 126045368, 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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