Inspection record, Buena Park

Kraft Foods of North America, Biscuit Division Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 20, 2003

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

Complaint inspection in Buena Park: 20 citations, $28,630. 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 a complaint inspection of Kraft Foods of North America, Biscuit Division at 7301 Artesia BLVD, Buena Park (Orange County) on Aug 20, 2003. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. The record lists 231 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. Inspectors issued 20 citations (10 serious) and proposed $48,355 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $28,630. 20 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jun 24, 2005.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 461(c), Permits to Operate General
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $425, current $350. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Mar 3, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $210, current $175. 19 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Mar 3, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed) General
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $425, current $350. 5 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Mar 3, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3209(a), Standard Guardrails General
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $425, current $350. 3 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Mar 3, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 4353(g), Stationary Compaction Equipment and Balers General
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Mar 3, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 6151(c)(1), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $210, current $175. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Mar 3, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.22(a), Identification of Equipment General
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $350. 3 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2530.43(b), Automatic Restarting Serious
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $3,150. 4 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3382(a), Eye and Face Protection General
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $350. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3578(g), Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding Serious
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $3,150. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 3999(b), Hand tools Serious
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $3,150. 38 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4002(a), Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $3,150. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding Serious
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $3,150. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 4310(a)(1), Band Knives and Band Saws Serious
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $3,150. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 4353(a), Stationary Compaction Equipment and Balers General
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $350. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 11001: 8 CCR 4650(d), Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders General
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $350. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 13001: 8 CCR 5162(b), Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $380, current $315. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 14001: 8 CCR 5162(c), Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $3,150. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 15001: 8 CCR 5185(k), Changing and Charging Storage Batteries Serious
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $3,825, current $3,150. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 16001: 8 CCR 5185(l), Changing and Charging Storage Batteries Serious
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $380, current $315. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 4185, Foot-Operated Devices General deleted on appeal
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $425, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Mar 3, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 12001: 8 CCR 5162(a), Emergency eyewash and shower Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Feb 2, 2004. Proposed $380, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 9, 2004, final order Jan 4, 2005. Abatement due Feb 9, 2004, 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 301278008. 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 301278008, 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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