Inspection record, Ontario

RFC Wire Forms, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 18, 2005

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

Planned inspection in Ontario: 24 citations, $16,780. 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 RFC Wire Forms, Inc. at 525 W Brooks St, Ontario (San Bernardino County) on Apr 18, 2005. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 66 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 24 citations (12 serious) and proposed $40,765 in penalties; the current total is $16,780. 24 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jan 13, 2009.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3241 A, Live loads General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $325, current $250. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Oct 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2340.21 General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $240, current $0. 9 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Oct 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.24 General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $240, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Oct 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2500.7(b) General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $240, current $185. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Oct 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2510.58(a) General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $325, current $0. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Oct 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2530.104 General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $325, current $250. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Oct 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3209 A General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $240, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Oct 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3220 B, Emergency action plan General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $160, current $125. 66 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Oct 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3314 G, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $160, current $125. 3 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Oct 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 4650 D General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $325, current $250. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Oct 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 4851 A General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $160, current $125. 3 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Oct 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.22(a) General
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $250. 7 instances. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2340.23 Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $2,250. 6 instances. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 2530.43(b) Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $2,250. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4002 A, Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $2,250. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 3995 A Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $225. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4050 A Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $2,250. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4051 A Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $225. 4 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 4185 Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 11001: 8 CCR 4187 A Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 12001: 8 CCR 4207 A Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $2,250. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 13001: 8 CCR 4227 A Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $2,250. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 14001: 8 CCR 4227 E Serious
Issued Sep 22, 2005. Proposed $2,925, current $225. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 12, 2005, final order Dec 14, 2007. Abatement due Sep 29, 2005, 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 301281317. 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 301281317, 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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