Inspection record, South El Monte

Westside Oak Furniture Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 14, 2001

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

Accident inspection in South El Monte: 18 citations, $12,100. 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 Westside Oak Furniture at 1624 N. Chico Avenue, South El Monte (Los Angeles County) on Feb 14, 2001. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. The record lists 10 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 18 citations (2 serious) and proposed $35,960 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $12,100. 4 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. 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 2340.16(b), Electrical work space General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2340.21, Marking General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2500.8(a), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Jul 2, 2001. Proposed $260, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2340.22(a), Identification of Equipment General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed) General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2500.25, Maintenance of Outer Sheath General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 2500.10(a), Pull at Joints and Terminals General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3559(c), Pneumatic and Powder-Actuated Tools General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $50. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 4300(e), Circular Ripsaws Manual Feed (Class B) General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $350, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 5194(e)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $50. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 4324(a), Dust collection systems General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $50. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 4051(a), Projecting Shaft Ends General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $50. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01017: 8 CCR 4300(d), Circular Ripsaws Manual Feed (Class B) General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $350, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4300(a), Circular Ripsaws Manual Feed (Class B) Serious
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $10,800, current $10,800. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding Serious
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $5,400, current $900. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5144(c)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $5,400, current $100. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 2395.51(a)(1), Effective Grounding General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $5,400, current $100. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 2510.4, Live Parts General
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $5,400, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 461(a), Permits to Operate General deleted on appeal
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $175, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3203(a), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3320, Warning Signs General deleted on appeal
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $175, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 6151(e)(2), Portable fire extinguishers General deleted on appeal
Issued Jul 3, 2001. Proposed $260, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2001. Read the rule.

The accident

Feb 2, 2001. Employee Loses Fingers Using A Table Saw
Keywords: amputated,finger,unguarded,table saw

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 126082668. 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 126082668, 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.

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