What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Paper Source Converting and MFG at 5333 S Downey Rd, Vernon (Los Angeles County) on Jun 14, 2004. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 45 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (4 serious) and proposed $37,990 in penalties; the current total is $17,110. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 24, 2008. 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 Nov 9, 2004. Proposed $515, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2004. Proposed $410, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2004. Proposed $410, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2004. Proposed $410, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2004. Proposed $515, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2004. Proposed $410, current $150. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2004. Proposed $6,185, current $1,800. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Dec 21, 2004, final order May 18, 2006. Abatement due Nov 22, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2004. Proposed $4,950, current $180. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 22, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2004. Proposed $6,185, current $180. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 22, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 9, 2004. Proposed $18,000, current $14,400. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Dec 21, 2004, final order May 18, 2006. Abatement due Nov 22, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: amputated,finger,machine operator,roller--mach/part,caught between
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 307161497. 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 307161497, 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.