What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of UC Los Angeles Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry at 609 Charles E. Young Dr. East, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Aug 25, 2009. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. The record lists 100 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. The employer is a state government body. Inspectors issued 16 citations (5 serious, 1 repeat) and proposed $67,720 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $36,690. 16 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jan 26, 2011. The employer has 3 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 Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $425, current $350. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $475, current $0. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $315, current $260. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $635, current $350. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $475, current $260. 2 instances. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 10, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $635, current $0. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $315, current $0. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 10, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $210, current $210. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $425, current $350. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $475, current $260. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $7,650, current $6,300. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 10, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $7,650, current $6,300. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 10, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $5,735, current $4,725. 2 instances. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 10, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $7,650, current $6,300. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 10, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $7,650, current $6,300. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 10, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 24, 2010. Proposed $27,000, current $4,725. Contested Mar 10, 2010, final order Oct 29, 2010. Abatement due Mar 10, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
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 126203017. 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 126203017, 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.