Inspection record, Commerce

99 Cents Only Stores Cal/OSHA Inspection, Nov 8, 2005

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Accident inspection in Commerce: 3 citations, $4,870, 1 death investigated. One of 50 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of 99 Cents Only Stores at 6020 Sheila St, Commerce (Los Angeles County) on Nov 8, 2005. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 35 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 3 citations (1 serious) and proposed $5,620 in penalties; the current total is $4,870. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Dec 3, 2008. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 49 other inspections on its California record.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203 A07, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Mar 17, 2006. Proposed $560, current $185. 4 instances. Contested Apr 13, 2006, final order Sep 17, 2008. Abatement due Apr 19, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3668 A01, Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Mar 17, 2006. Proposed $560, current $185. 4 instances. Contested Apr 13, 2006, final order Sep 17, 2008. Abatement due Apr 19, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5185 L Serious
Issued Mar 17, 2006. Proposed $4,500, current $4,500. Contested Apr 13, 2006, final order Sep 17, 2008. Abatement due Mar 29, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3706 B Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Mar 17, 2006. Proposed $22,500, current $0. Contested Apr 13, 2006, final order Sep 17, 2008. Abatement due Mar 25, 2006. Read the rule.

The accident

Nov 8, 2005. Employee Is Killed When Trapped Behind Big Rig
Keywords: rigging,abdomen,alarm,caught between,tripped,tractor,trailer,motor vehicle,backing up,truck driver 1 death

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 307167023. 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 307167023, 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.

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