Inspection record, Industry

SO Cal Sanitation LLC dba SO Cal Industries Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 12, 2014

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Accident inspection in Industry: 10 citations, $19,700. 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 SO Cal Sanitation LLC dba SO Cal Industries at 163 S 6th Ave, Industry (Los Angeles County) on Mar 12, 2014. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 103 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (1 serious) and proposed $33,110 in penalties; the current total is $19,700. 10 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Feb 27, 2016.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 342 A, Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Jun 26, 2014. Proposed $5,000, current $2,500. Contested Jul 28, 2014, final order Mar 4, 2015. Abatement due Jul 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1509 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Jun 26, 2014. Proposed $560, current $125. 5 instances. 103 workers exposed. Contested Jul 28, 2014, final order Mar 4, 2015. Abatement due Jul 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1524 A02 General
Issued Jun 26, 2014. Proposed $420, current $125. 3 workers exposed. Contested Jul 28, 2014, final order Mar 4, 2015. Abatement due Jul 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3395 C, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jun 26, 2014. Proposed $560, current $0. 25 workers exposed. Contested Jul 28, 2014, final order Mar 4, 2015. Abatement due Jul 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3395 D, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jun 26, 2014. Proposed $560, current $125. 25 workers exposed. Contested Jul 28, 2014, final order Mar 4, 2015. Abatement due Jul 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3395 F01, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jun 26, 2014. Proposed $420, current $125. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Jul 28, 2014, final order Mar 4, 2015. Abatement due Jul 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3395 F02, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jun 26, 2014. Proposed $280, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 28, 2014, final order Mar 4, 2015. Abatement due Jul 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3395 F03, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jun 26, 2014. Proposed $560, current $125. 3 instances. 103 workers exposed. Contested Jul 28, 2014, final order Mar 4, 2015. Abatement due Jul 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3650 T12, Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued Jun 26, 2014. Proposed $6,750, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 28, 2014, final order Mar 4, 2015. Abatement due Jul 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3650 L, Industrial trucks, operating rules Serious
Issued Jun 26, 2014. Proposed $18,000, current $16,200. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 28, 2014, final order Mar 4, 2015. Abatement due Jul 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Feb 22, 2014. Employee's Ankle Is Struck by Pipe Bundle and Is Fractured
Keywords: fracture,unsecured,suspended load,industrial truck,struck by,falling object,metal pipe,ankle,unstable position 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 126200583. 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 126200583, 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.

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