Inspection record, Azusa

Perkin Elmer Optoelectronics Sc.Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Sep 28, 2000

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Accident inspection in Azusa: 5 citations, $1,115. 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 Perkin Elmer Optoelectronics Sc.Inc. at 1300 Optical Dr, Azusa (Los Angeles County) on Sep 28, 2000. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 260 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (0 serious) and proposed $11,240 in penalties; the current total is $1,115. The case closed on Feb 13, 2001.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 2340.22(a) General
Issued Oct 25, 2000. Proposed $280, current $185. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued Oct 25, 2000. Proposed $280, current $0. 4 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3272 D General
Issued Oct 25, 2000. Proposed $560, current $560. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 27, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3314 A, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Oct 25, 2000. Proposed $5,060, current $185. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Oct 25, 2000. Proposed $5,060, current $185. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Sep 22, 2000. Employee slips on wet surface and breaks his knee cap
Keywords: knee,fracture,slip,fall,slippery surface 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 126081058. 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 126081058, 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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