Inspection record, Arcadia

The Koi Pond Landscape Design Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 21, 2003

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Accident inspection in Arcadia: 6 citations, $1,450, 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 The Koi Pond Landscape Design at 210 W Orange Grove Ave, Arcadia (Los Angeles County) on Mar 21, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 5 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 6 citations (4 serious) and proposed $25,040 in penalties; the current total is $1,450. 6 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 13, 2010. 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 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 11, 2003. Proposed $260, current $50. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2003, final order Nov 5, 2004. Abatement due Jul 30, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1509 B, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Jul 11, 2003. Proposed $260, current $50. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2003, final order Nov 4, 2005. Abatement due Jul 30, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2320.1(a) Serious
Issued Jul 11, 2003. Proposed $3,150, current $90. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2003, final order Nov 5, 2004. Abatement due Jul 23, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2320.4(a) Serious
Issued Jul 11, 2003. Proposed $3,935, current $90. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2003, final order Nov 5, 2004. Abatement due Jul 23, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 2569.31 Serious
Issued Jul 11, 2003. Proposed $3,935, current $90. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2003, final order Nov 5, 2004. Abatement due Jul 23, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 2320.3 Serious
Issued Jul 11, 2003. Proposed $13,500, current $1,080. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 11, 2003, final order Nov 5, 2004. Abatement due Jul 23, 2003, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Mar 20, 2003. Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Conductor
Keywords: maintenance,e gi iv,electrical,electrocuted,lockout,electrical box,pump,inattention 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 300781200. 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 300781200, 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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