Inspection record, Compton

Guerrero Polishing Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 26, 2000

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

Complaint inspection in Compton: 26 citations, $7,170. 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 complaint inspection of Guerrero Polishing at 2730 1/2 Slater Ave., Compton (Los Angeles County) on Jan 26, 2000. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 24 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 26 citations (6 serious) and proposed $47,655 in penalties; the current total is $7,170. 26 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 13, 2010.

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 20, 2000. Proposed $300, current $150. 35 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203 B, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $300, current $150. 2 instances. 35 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $150, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2340.21 General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $150, current $75. 4 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2340.26 General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $150, current $75. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2500.8(a), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $150, current $75. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 2500.9(a) General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $335, current $0. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 2510.7(a) General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $225, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $150, current $75. 35 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3301 A General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $225, current $75. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3364 D, Sanitary facilities General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $150, current $75. 7 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3366 D General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $300, current $75. 2 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 3382 A General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $225, current $75. 3 instances. 28 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 3400 C, Medical services and first aid General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $225, current $75. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 3660 A, Industrial trucks, general General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $150, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 3661 C General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $335, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01017: 8 CCR 3664 A04, Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $150, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01018: 8 CCR 5097 A General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $750, current $75. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01019: 8 CCR 5144 C01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $560, current $75. 18 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01020: 8 CCR 6151 C01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $150, current $75. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.23 Serious
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $7,875, current $1,350. 13 instances. 13 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $6,300, current $1,350. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4237 A Serious
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $7,875, current $135. 18 instances. 18 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4237 B Serious
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $7,875, current $135. 18 instances. 18 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5152 A Serious
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $7,875, current $1,350. 18 instances. 18 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5155 C01 A, Airborne contaminants Serious
Issued Jul 20, 2000. Proposed $4,725, current $1,350. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2000, final order Apr 24, 2001. Abatement due Aug 7, 2000, 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 126072172. 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 126072172, 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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