Inspection record, Vernon

Vest Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Dec 7, 2001

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

Accident inspection in Vernon: 5 citations, $24,790. One of 12 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 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 Vest Inc at 6023 Alcoa Ave, Vernon (Los Angeles County) on Dec 7, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 110 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 5 citations (4 serious) and proposed $32,445 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $24,790. The case closed on Jul 19, 2002. The employer has 11 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Citation 01001: 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed) General
Issued Apr 9, 2002. Proposed $1,060, current $175. 2 instances. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due May 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4845(b), General Precautions Serious
Issued Apr 9, 2002. Proposed $3,825, current $3,150. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 19, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4075(a), Gears and Sprockets Serious
Issued Apr 9, 2002. Proposed $3,825, current $3,150. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 19, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding Serious
Issued Apr 9, 2002. Proposed $5,735, current $315. 3 instances. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 19, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3203(a)(7), Injury and Illness Prevention Program Serious
Issued Apr 9, 2002. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 19, 2002, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Nov 20, 2001. Employees finger amputated after being pinched by tubing
Keywords: amputated,finger,conveyor 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 126084276. 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 126084276, 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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