What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Covello Plastering Corporation at 1243 - 23rd St., Santa Moni (Los Angeles County) on Dec 3, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 30 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 6 citations (4 serious) and proposed $44,510 in penalties; the current total is $10,400. 6 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Dec 31, 2005. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 2 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 May 22, 2002. Proposed $410, current $0. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 1, 2002, final order Jul 9, 2004. Abatement due May 28, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 22, 2002. Proposed $5,400, current $5,400. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 1, 2002, final order Jul 9, 2004. Abatement due May 28, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 22, 2002. Proposed $5,400, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 1, 2002, final order Jul 9, 2004. Abatement due May 28, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 22, 2002. Proposed $5,400, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 1, 2002, final order Jul 9, 2004. Abatement due May 28, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 16, 2002. Proposed $5,400, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 1, 2002, final order Jul 9, 2004. Abatement due May 21, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 16, 2002. Proposed $22,500, current $5,000. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 1, 2002, final order Jul 9, 2004. Abatement due May 21, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 22, 2002. Proposed $275, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 1, 2002, final order Jul 9, 2004. Abatement due May 28, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: clearance,overhead power line,electrocuted,struck against,construction,elec circ part--misc,fall,metal strip,scaffold 1 death
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 126114909. 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 126114909, 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.