Inspection record, Oakland

Metropolitan Furniture Corp. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 18, 2004

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Accident inspection in Oakland: 22 citations, $31,980. One of 3 inspections on this employer's 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 Metropolitan Furniture Corp. at 7220 Edgewater Dr, Oakland (Alameda County) on Feb 18, 2004. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. 225 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 22 citations (17 serious) and proposed $33,465 in penalties; the current total is $31,980. 22 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Aug 22, 2006. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $150, current $150. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 21, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203 A03, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $0, current $0. 225 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 21, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3328 D, Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $150, current $150. 3 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 21, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 4309 D General
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $225, current $225. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 21, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5144 E, Respiratory protection General
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $225, current $225. 10 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 21, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3203 A07 F, Injury and Illness Prevention Program Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $405, current $405. 10 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 21, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3314 A, Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 8 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 21, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3559 C Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 21, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3999 B, Hand tools Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $4,050, current $4,050. 5 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4050 A Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $270, current $270. 6 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 21, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4051 A Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $270, current $270. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $270, current $270. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 4075 A Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $270, current $270. 2 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 4186 B Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $270, current $270. 2 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 11001: 8 CCR 4187 A Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $405, current $405. 2 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 12001: 8 CCR 4207 C Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $270, current $270. 40 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 13001: 8 CCR 4237 A Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $405, current $270. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 14001: 8 CCR 4237 B Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $270, current $270. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 15001: 8 CCR 4312 Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $270, current $270. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 16001: 8 CCR 4316 A Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $270, current $270. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 17001: 8 CCR 5162 B, Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $4,050, current $2,700. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 21, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 18001: 8 CCR 5185 L Serious
Issued May 21, 2004. Proposed $270, current $270. 3 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2004, final order Sep 30, 2004. Abatement due Jun 21, 2004, 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 300740958. 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 300740958, 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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