What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Downey Area Recycling and Transfer at 9770 Washburn Rd, Downey (Los Angeles County) on Jun 25, 2002. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 80 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 5 citations (2 serious) and proposed $17,610 in penalties; the current total is $17,445. The case closed on Sep 13, 2010.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $325, current $325. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 7, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $325, current $325. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 7, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $325, current $325. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 7, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $435, current $270. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: clothing,work rules,caught by,lockout,roller--mach/part,conveyor,arm,conveyor belt,unguarded 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 301328092. 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 301328092, 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.