What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Melco Steel Inc. at 1100 W. Foothill BLVD., Azusa (Los Angeles County) on Feb 14, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 21 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 6 citations (0 serious) and proposed $4,150 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $665. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Sep 16, 2006. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Jun 3, 2003. Proposed $335, current $165. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 3, 2003. Proposed $670, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 3, 2003. Proposed $335, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 3, 2003. Proposed $335, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 3, 2003. Proposed $450, current $165. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 3, 2003. Proposed $2,025, current $335. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jun 16, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 3, 2003. Proposed $5,000, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jun 6, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 3, 2003. Proposed $235, current $0. 21 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: wheel,ladder,welder,welding,descending,fall,pipe 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 126091891. 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 126091891, 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.