Inspection record, Ontario

Able Industrial Products, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 23, 2002

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

Accident inspection in Ontario: 5 citations, $900, 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 Able Industrial Products, Inc. at 2006 S Baker Ave, Ontario (San Bernardino County) on Jan 23, 2002. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 48 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (0 serious) and proposed $1,960 in penalties; the current total is $900. 5 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Dec 31, 2003. 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 A02, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued May 29, 2002. Proposed $185, current $150. Contested Jun 17, 2002, final order Dec 31, 2002. Abatement due Jul 1, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3657 A01 General
Issued May 29, 2002. Proposed $560, current $300. Contested Jun 17, 2002, final order Dec 31, 2002. Abatement due Jun 17, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5194 E01, Hazard communication General
Issued May 29, 2002. Proposed $280, current $150. Contested Jun 17, 2002, final order Dec 31, 2002. Abatement due Jul 1, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3657 A03 General
Issued May 29, 2002. Proposed $560, current $0. Contested Jun 17, 2002, final order Dec 31, 2002. Abatement due Jun 17, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 342 A, Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued May 29, 2002. Proposed $375, current $300. Contested Jun 17, 2002, final order Dec 31, 2002. Abatement due Jul 1, 2002, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Nov 30, 2001. Employee falls from elevation and dies
Keywords: knee,industrial truck,fall,asphalt 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 300856564. 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 300856564, 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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