Inspection record, Los Angeles

Balian Ice Cream CO Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 17, 2004

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

Planned inspection in Los Angeles: 17 citations, $14,390. 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 planned inspection of Balian Ice Cream CO Inc at 2916 E Olympic BLVD, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Mar 17, 2004. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 25 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 17 citations (7 serious) and proposed $33,760 in penalties; the current total is $14,390. The case closed on Mar 27, 2013.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3320 General
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $225, current $150. 4 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 23, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3650 B03, Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $225, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 23, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5157 C02, Confined spaces General
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $225, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 23, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2340.16(b), Electrical work space General
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $250, current $165. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 23, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3214 A, Stair rails and handrails General
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $110, current $75. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 23, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $335, current $225. 6 instances. 25 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 23, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3314 F, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $225, current $0. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 23, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3661 C General
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $250, current $165. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 23, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3668 F, Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $250, current $0. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 23, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 6151 C04, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $165, current $110. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 23, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.23 Serious
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 31, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3314 A, Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $6,300, current $2,700. 3 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 31, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3999 B, Hand tools Serious
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 7 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 31, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $7,875, current $3,375. 10 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 31, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4075 A Serious
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $4,725, current $2,025. 13 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 31, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5157 C04, Confined spaces Serious
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 3 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 31, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 5185 L Serious
Issued May 24, 2004. Proposed $3,150, current $1,350. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 31, 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 301278941. 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 301278941, 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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