Inspection record, Long Beach

Dave Blunk, dba Edco Drywall CO Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 18, 2000

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Accident inspection in Long Beach: 5 citations, $3,295, 1 death investigated. 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 Dave Blunk, dba Edco Drywall CO at 350 Long Beach BLVD, Long Beach (Los Angeles County) on Aug 18, 2000. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 5 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (3 serious) and proposed $19,620 in penalties; the current total is $3,295. 5 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Nov 13, 2002. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1646 C General
Issued Sep 20, 2000. Proposed $135, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 13, 2000, final order Sep 5, 2001. Abatement due Sep 25, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2500.9(a) General
Issued Sep 20, 2000. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 13, 2000, final order Sep 5, 2001. Abatement due Sep 25, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.23 Serious
Issued Sep 20, 2000. Proposed $2,475, current $275. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 13, 2000, final order Sep 5, 2001. Abatement due Sep 25, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2395.45(a)(3), Electrical, flexible cords Serious
Issued Sep 20, 2000. Proposed $2,475, current $2,475. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 13, 2000, final order Sep 5, 2001. Abatement due Sep 25, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 2510.4 Serious
Issued Sep 20, 2000. Proposed $14,400, current $275. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 13, 2000, final order Sep 5, 2001. Abatement due Sep 25, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 2510.58(b) Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 20, 2000. Proposed $2,475, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 13, 2000, final order Sep 5, 2001. Abatement due Sep 25, 2000, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Aug 18, 2000. electric shock - ground fault in electrical box
Keywords: electrical,electrocuted,lighting fixture,e c,ground fault,equipment grounding,electric light--port,electrical box,equipment approval 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 300759354. 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 300759354, 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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