What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of La County Sanitation at Oakgrove Dr, La Canada (Los Angeles County) on Feb 22, 2006. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 125 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. The employer is a local government body. Inspectors issued 4 citations (2 serious) and proposed $19,400 in penalties; the current total is $6,435. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Aug 29, 2007. The employer has 3 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 Mar 27, 2006. Proposed $600, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested May 26, 2006, final order Jan 11, 2007. Abatement due Apr 10, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 27, 2006. Proposed $800, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested May 26, 2006, final order Jan 11, 2007. Abatement due Apr 10, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 27, 2006. Proposed $9,000, current $5,850. 3 workers exposed. Contested May 26, 2006, final order Jan 11, 2007. Abatement due Apr 10, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 27, 2006. Proposed $9,000, current $585. 3 workers exposed. Contested May 26, 2006, final order Jan 11, 2007. Abatement due Apr 10, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
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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 307167643. 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 307167643, 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.