Inspection record, South San Francisco

B & O MFG. Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 2, 2003

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

Complaint inspection in South San Francisco: 20 citations, $8,625. 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 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of B & O MFG. Inc. at 245 E. Harris Avenue, South San Francisco (San Mateo County) on May 2, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. The record lists 60 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 20 citations (1 serious) and proposed $17,095 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $8,625. 20 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 3 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jun 12, 2003.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203(b)(2), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $250, current $250. 66 instances. 66 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3664(a), Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $250, current $250. 8 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5144(m)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $0, current $0. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5144(m)(2)(A), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $0, current $0. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3301(a), Use of Compressed Air or Gases General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $375, current $375. 10 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3668(f), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $190, current $190. 8 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5097(b)(1), Hearing Conservation Program General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $280, current $280. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5097(c)(1), Hearing Conservation Program General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $280, current $280. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5143(a)(5), General Requirements of Mechanical Ventilation Systems General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5144(e)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $280, current $280. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5144(f)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $280, current $280. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 5144(k)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $375, current $280. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 5194(f)(4), Hazard communication General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $190, current $190. 2 instances. 60 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 5447(a)(1), Dry Type Overspray Collectors (Exhaust Air Filters) General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $190, current $190. 8 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01017: 8 CCR 5453(a), Operation and Maintenance General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $375, current $250. 10 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01018: 8 CCR 5460(q), Powder Coating General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $280, current $280. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3382(d)(3), Eye and Face Protection General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $3,375, current $2,250. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5162(b), Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $3,375, current $2,250. 7 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5164(a), Storage of Hazardous Substances General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $3,375, current $375. 3 instances. 20 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5194(h)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $3,375, current $375. 60 instances. 60 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5144(d)(1)(C), Respiratory protection General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $280, current $0. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5150(b)(1), Ventilation and Personal Protective Equipment Requirements for Welding, Brazing and Cutting General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $375, current $0. 5 instances. 20 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4231(a), Circular Metal-Cutting Saws (Class B) Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 12, 2003. Proposed $3,375, current $0. 12 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order May 1, 2006. Abatement due Jul 9, 2003. 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 300839354. 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 300839354, 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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