What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of United Steel and Metals at 9567 Rush Ave, South El Monte (Los Angeles County) on May 8, 2002. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 100 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (7 serious) and proposed $27,125 in penalties; the current total is $10,200. 13 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Sep 18, 2006. The employer has 5 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $325, current $250. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $240, current $125. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $240, current $125. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $2,925, current $225. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $2,925, current $2,250. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $4,385, current $2,250. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $2,925, current $225. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $2,925, current $2,250. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $5,850, current $2,250. 6 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $4,385, current $250. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $325, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $325, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $240, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $240, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $485, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $240, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $240, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $240, current $0. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $240, current $0. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $650, current $0. 5 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $240, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $240, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2002. Proposed $240, current $0. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2002. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: steel,pinned,obstructed rear view,caught between,industrial truck,lighting,hand
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 301327631. 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 301327631, 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.