What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of State of California, Metropolitan State Hospital at 11401 Bloomfield Ave., Norwalk (Los Angeles County) on Dec 23, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 1,800 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. The employer is a state government body. Inspectors issued 11 citations (1 serious, 2 willful, 5 repeat) and proposed $171,430 in penalties; the current total is $84,810. 11 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Dec 28, 2007. The employer has 2 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 Jun 22, 2004. Proposed $560, current $0. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jun 25, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2004. Proposed $560, current $0. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jul 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 22, 2004. Proposed $560, current $560. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jun 25, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 22, 2004. Proposed $3,000, current $3,000. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jun 25, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 22, 2004. Proposed $1,000, current $100. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jun 25, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 22, 2004. Proposed $3,000, current $3,000. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jun 25, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 22, 2004. Proposed $3,000, current $300. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jun 25, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 22, 2004. Proposed $18,000, current $9,000. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jul 2, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 22, 2004. Proposed $6,750, current $675. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jun 25, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 7, 2004. Proposed $67,500, current $67,500. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jul 12, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 7, 2004. Proposed $67,500, current $675. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jul 8, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2004. Proposed $1,000, current $0. 3 instances. 178 workers exposed. Contested Jun 24, 2005, final order Jun 21, 2007. Abatement due Jul 25, 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 301331286. 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 301331286, 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.