Inspection record, Long Beach

Coastal Comfort Furniture MFG, LLC Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 9, 2001

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

Accident inspection in Long Beach: 17 citations, $36,480, 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 Coastal Comfort Furniture MFG, LLC at 700 W. 16th St., Long Beach (Los Angeles County) on Jan 9, 2001. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. 35 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 17 citations (6 serious) and proposed $65,460 in penalties; the current total is $36,480. 17 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. 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 461 A General
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3241 A, Live loads General
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $135, current $135. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.22(a) General
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $515, current $410. 5 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2500.8(a), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $205, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2500.9(a) General
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $310, current $205. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $220, current $135. 35 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 4309 D General
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $310, current $205. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 4310 A General
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $410, current $305. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 6151 C, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $220, current $135. 2 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due Jun 22, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $5,400, current $3,600. 8 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due May 30, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4300 A Serious
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $9,000, current $9,000. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due May 28, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4300 D Serious
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $7,200, current $540. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due May 28, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4300 E Serious
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $7,200, current $540. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due May 28, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4309 B General
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $5,400, current $800. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due May 30, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4316 A Serious
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $7,200, current $5,400. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due May 30, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 4475 B General
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $7,200, current $800. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due May 30, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 3210 B, Guardrails at elevated locations Serious
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $14,400, current $14,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due May 30, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.23 Serious deleted on appeal
Issued May 23, 2001. Proposed $3,600, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 19, 2001, final order Mar 28, 2003. Abatement due May 30, 2001, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jan 5, 2001. Employee falls from elevation and dies
Keywords: fracture,head,struck against,fall,concussion 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 301273355. 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 301273355, 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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