What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of North Star Propeller at 2285 Newton Ave, San Diego (San Diego County) on Apr 13, 2004. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 50 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 12 citations (5 serious) and proposed $24,840 in penalties; the current total is $20,380. 12 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Oct 28, 2008. 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.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $135, current $100. 5 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $135, current $100. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $135, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $0, current $0. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $135, current $100. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $0, current $0. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 7, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 7, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $2,475, current $180. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 7, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 6 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 7, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $14,400, current $14,400. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 7, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 30, 2004. Proposed $5,000, current $0. 50 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2005, final order Sep 10, 2007. Abatement due Oct 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: fracture,lathe,shoulder,caught by,skull,entangled,brain 1 hospitalized
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 301279014. 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 301279014, 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.