Inspection record, Los Angeles

Sorah America, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 21, 2001

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

Planned inspection in Los Angeles: 6 citations, $1,000. One of 2 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Sorah America, Inc. at 830 S. Hill St. #650, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Aug 21, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. The record lists 37 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 6 citations (0 serious) and proposed $2,155 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $1,000. The case closed on Sep 13, 2001. The employer has 1 other inspection 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 14301(a)(1) General
Issued Sep 13, 2001. Proposed $275, current $200. 37 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 9, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 461(c), Permits to Operate General
Issued Sep 13, 2001. Proposed $205, current $200. Abatement due Nov 9, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3203(b), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Sep 13, 2001. Proposed $340, current $200. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Nov 9, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2500.10(a), Pull at Joints and Terminals General
Issued Sep 13, 2001. Proposed $515, current $100. 36 instances. Abatement due Nov 9, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3203(a), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Sep 13, 2001. Proposed $410, current $100. Abatement due Nov 9, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 4475(a), Commercial Sewing Machines General
Issued Sep 13, 2001. Proposed $410, current $200. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Nov 9, 2001, 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 300777778. 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 300777778, 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.

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