Inspection record, Santa Ana

Brawny Plastics West Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 12, 2002

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

Complaint inspection in Santa Ana: 7 citations, $2,260. 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 complaint inspection of Brawny Plastics West Inc at 2120 S Susan St, Santa Ana (Orange County) on Mar 12, 2002. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 53 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 7 citations (3 serious) and proposed $6,000 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $2,260. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Jul 2, 2002. 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 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Apr 12, 2002. Proposed $100, current $0. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3273(a), Working area, floors and walkways General
Issued Apr 12, 2002. Proposed $100, current $0. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 461(a), Permits to Operate General
Issued Apr 12, 2002. Proposed $200, current $0. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3314(f), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Apr 12, 2002. Proposed $200, current $100. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4051(a), Projecting Shaft Ends Serious
Issued Apr 12, 2002. Proposed $1,800, current $180. 4 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4075(a), Gears and Sprockets Serious
Issued Apr 12, 2002. Proposed $1,800, current $180. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding Serious
Issued Apr 12, 2002. Proposed $1,800, current $1,800. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 30, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3272(b), Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways General deleted on appeal
Issued Apr 12, 2002. Proposed $100, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 30, 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 300854510. 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 300854510, 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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