Inspection record, Costa Mesa

Tube Solutions Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 10, 2004

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Planned inspection in Costa Mesa: 9 citations, $3,285. One of 2 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 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 Tube Solutions at 3140 Pullman Ave, Costa Mesa (Orange County) on Aug 10, 2004. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. The record lists 20 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 9 citations (2 serious) and proposed $7,885 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $3,285. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 2, 2013. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 461(a), Permits to Operate General
Issued Sep 16, 2004. Proposed $225, current $150. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 1, 2005, final order Nov 16, 2005. Abatement due Oct 16, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3241(a), Live loads General
Issued Sep 16, 2004. Proposed $225, current $0. 2 instances. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 1, 2005, final order Nov 16, 2005. Abatement due Oct 16, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3320, Warning Signs General
Issued Sep 16, 2004. Proposed $225, current $150. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 1, 2005, final order Nov 16, 2005. Abatement due Oct 16, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2340.21(a), Marking General
Issued Sep 16, 2004. Proposed $165, current $110. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 1, 2005, final order Nov 16, 2005. Abatement due Oct 16, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3210(a), Guardrails at elevated locations General
Issued Sep 16, 2004. Proposed $250, current $165. 2 instances. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 1, 2005, final order Nov 16, 2005. Abatement due Oct 16, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3328(d), Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued Sep 16, 2004. Proposed $165, current $110. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 1, 2005, final order Nov 16, 2005. Abatement due Oct 16, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3668(f), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Sep 16, 2004. Proposed $560, current $375. 4 instances. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 1, 2005, final order Nov 16, 2005. Abatement due Oct 16, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4650(d), Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders Serious
Issued Sep 16, 2004. Proposed $3,035, current $200. 4 instances. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 1, 2005, final order Nov 16, 2005. Abatement due Sep 23, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4650(h), Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders Serious
Issued Sep 16, 2004. Proposed $3,035, current $2,025. 7 instances. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 1, 2005, final order Nov 16, 2005. Abatement due Sep 23, 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 301279964. 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 301279964, 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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