Inspection record, Gardena

Columbia Manufacturing Corp Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 26, 2001

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

Complaint inspection in Gardena: 5 citations, $11,100. 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 a complaint inspection of Columbia Manufacturing Corp at 14400 S. San Pedro St., Gardena (Los Angeles County) on Apr 26, 2001. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 165 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 5 citations (4 serious) and proposed $11,100 in penalties; the current total is $11,100. The case closed on Feb 28, 2002. 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 4075 A General
Issued Oct 18, 2001. Proposed $300, current $300. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4187 A Serious
Issued Oct 18, 2001. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4207 A01 Serious
Issued Oct 18, 2001. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4353 A01 C Serious
Issued Oct 18, 2001. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4845 B Serious
Issued Oct 18, 2001. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 1, 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 126063486. 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 126063486, 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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