Inspection record, Altadena

Valley Builders Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Nov 14, 2006

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Accident inspection in Altadena: 5 citations, $3,800. One of 2 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 Valley Builders Inc. at 3139 Ridgeview, Altadena (Los Angeles County) on Nov 14, 2006. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 6 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (2 serious) and proposed $8,490 in penalties; the current total is $3,800. The case closed on Mar 20, 2007. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1509 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Feb 15, 2007. Proposed $130, current $100. Abatement due Mar 20, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1509 B, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Feb 15, 2007. Proposed $130, current $100. Abatement due Mar 20, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1509 E, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Feb 15, 2007. Proposed $130, current $0. Abatement due Mar 20, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3381 A Serious
Issued Feb 15, 2007. Proposed $4,050, current $1,800. 4 instances. Abatement due Feb 28, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3385 A, Foot protection Serious
Issued Feb 15, 2007. Proposed $4,050, current $1,800. 4 instances. Abatement due Feb 28, 2007, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Nov 2, 2006. Worker Lacerates Wrist While Operating a Circular Hand Saw
Keywords: portable power tool,carpenter,construction,circular saw,laceration,unstable surface,fall,arm,lost balance,lost control 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 307170217. 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 307170217, 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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