What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Montebello Container Corporation at 14333 Macaw St, La Mirada (Los Angeles County) on Oct 16, 2001. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 85 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 7 citations (3 serious) and proposed $26,340 in penalties; the current total is $21,270. 7 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Sep 14, 2006. The employer has 9 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Nov 9, 2001. Proposed $280, current $0. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 10, 2002, final order Dec 17, 2003. Abatement due Dec 10, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2001. Proposed $280, current $150. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 10, 2002, final order Dec 17, 2003. Abatement due Dec 10, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2001. Proposed $280, current $150. 3 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 10, 2002, final order Dec 17, 2003. Abatement due Dec 10, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2001. Proposed $750, current $0. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 10, 2002, final order Dec 17, 2003. Abatement due Dec 10, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 10, 2002, final order Dec 17, 2003. Abatement due Nov 23, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $270. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 10, 2002, final order Dec 17, 2003. Abatement due Nov 23, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2001. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 10, 2002, final order Dec 17, 2003. Abatement due Nov 23, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2001. Proposed $280, current $0. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 10, 2002, final order Dec 17, 2003. Abatement due Dec 10, 2001. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2001. Proposed $280, current $280. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 10, 2002, final order Dec 17, 2003. Abatement due Dec 10, 2001. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: chain,fracture,tendon,amputated,caught between,conveyor,pallet,sprocket,unguarded,foot 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 126084979. 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 126084979, 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.