Inspection record, Gardena

Brentwood Fine Furniture Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 31, 2006

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Accident inspection in Gardena: 4 citations, $5,425. 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 an accident inspection of Brentwood Fine Furniture at 15401 S. Figueroa St., Gardena (Los Angeles County) on Jan 31, 2006. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 80 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 4 citations (2 serious) and proposed $6,170 in penalties; the current total is $5,425. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Dec 31, 2007.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3301 A General
Issued Jul 14, 2006. Proposed $160, current $125. 3 workers exposed. Contested Aug 2, 2006, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Jul 19, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5174 I General
Issued Jul 14, 2006. Proposed $160, current $125. 6 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Aug 2, 2006, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Aug 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued Jul 14, 2006. Proposed $2,925, current $2,250. 24 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 2, 2006, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Jul 28, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4318.1(a) Serious
Issued Jul 14, 2006. Proposed $2,925, current $2,925. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 2, 2006, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Jul 28, 2006, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jan 18, 2006. Employee's Fingertip Is Amputated by Saw
Keywords: amputated,carpenter,finger,guard,struck against,saw,wood shaper,blade,unguarded 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 126062579. 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 126062579, 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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