Inspection record, Los Angeles

Tortilleria la California, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 10, 2003

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

Accident inspection in Los Angeles: 9 citations, $13,125. 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 Tortilleria la California, Inc. at 2241 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Feb 10, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 24 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (1 serious) and proposed $18,400 in penalties; the current total is $13,125. The case closed on Jul 5, 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 6151 C04, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jul 10, 2003. Proposed $250, current $75. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 29, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Jul 10, 2003. Proposed $335, current $75. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 29, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.23 General
Issued Jul 10, 2003. Proposed $250, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 29, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued Jul 10, 2003. Proposed $250, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 29, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 10, 2003. Proposed $335, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 29, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3225 A01 General
Issued Jul 10, 2003. Proposed $335, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 29, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3270 A General
Issued Jul 10, 2003. Proposed $560, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 29, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3314 F, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Jul 10, 2003. Proposed $335, current $75. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 29, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4184 B, Cranes and derricks, general Serious
Issued Jul 10, 2003. Proposed $15,750, current $12,600. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 22, 2003, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Feb 10, 2003. Employee's Forearm and Hand Pulled Into Tortilla Machine
Keywords: fracture,forearm,machine operator,hand 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 300780871. 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 300780871, 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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