What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of Universal Recycling at 8514 Mast BLVD, Santee (San Diego County) on Nov 15, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 5 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 29 citations (4 serious) and proposed $17,785 in penalties; the current total is $11,195. 29 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Apr 25, 2008.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $130, current $85. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due Jun 6, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $130, current $85. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due Jun 6, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $260, current $195. 5 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due Jun 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $85, current $85. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 28, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $130, current $130. 3 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $85, current $85. 5 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $195, current $85. 4 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $325, current $325. 18 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $260, current $130. 5 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $85, current $85. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $260, current $260. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due Jun 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $130, current $85. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $85, current $85. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 18, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $85, current $85. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due Jun 6, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $130, current $85. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 28, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $130, current $85. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $85, current $85. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due Jun 6, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $195, current $130. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $260, current $195. 3 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due Jun 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $85, current $85. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 18, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $85, current $85. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 28, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $175, current $175. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due Jun 6, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $525, current $435. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $3,150, current $260. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 24, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $2,360, current $195. 3 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $2,360, current $1,575. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $2,000, current $2,000. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $2,000, current $2,000. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2002. Proposed $2,000, current $2,000. 5 workers exposed. Contested May 16, 2002, final order Feb 27, 2003. Abatement due May 20, 2002, 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 300787538. 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 300787538, 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.