What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of PWP Industries at 3751 Seville Ave, Vernon (Los Angeles County) on Apr 1, 2004. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 215 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 6 citations (1 serious) and proposed $34,450 in penalties; the current total is $20,135. 6 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 16, 2008. 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.
Issued Jul 9, 2004. Proposed $5,000, current $1,000. 200 workers exposed. Contested Nov 22, 2004, final order Jan 11, 2007. Abatement due Aug 11, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2004. Proposed $400, current $325. 2 instances. 200 workers exposed. Contested Nov 22, 2004, final order Jan 11, 2007. Abatement due Aug 11, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2004. Proposed $800, current $160. 2 instances. 200 workers exposed. Contested Nov 22, 2004, final order Jan 11, 2007. Abatement due Aug 11, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2004. Proposed $800, current $0. 2 instances. 200 workers exposed. Contested Nov 22, 2004, final order Jan 11, 2007. Abatement due Aug 11, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2004. Proposed $7,200, current $650. 4 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 22, 2004, final order Jan 11, 2007. Abatement due Jul 19, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 9, 2004. Proposed $20,250, current $18,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 22, 2004, final order Jan 11, 2007. Abatement due Jul 19, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: rotating parts,amputated,repair,machine operator,lockout,shaft,extension handle,struck by,hand,press 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 307160705. 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 307160705, 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.