What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of City of Claremont at 215 Cornell Ave., Claremont (Los Angeles County) on Apr 5, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 47 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. The employer is a local government body. Inspectors issued 9 citations (0 serious) and proposed $26,525 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $1,350. The case closed on Nov 26, 2001.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Sep 14, 2001. Proposed $375, current $300. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 14, 2001. Proposed $185, current $0. 8 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 14, 2001. Proposed $280, current $150. 8 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 14, 2001. Proposed $280, current $0. 8 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 14, 2001. Proposed $280, current $0. 3 instances. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 14, 2001. Proposed $375, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Oct 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 14, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $300. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 30, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 14, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $300. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 30, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 14, 2001. Proposed $18,000, current $300. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 30, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: loading,garbage truck,finger,caught between,crushed,arm 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 126081488. 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 126081488, checked Nov 4, 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.