What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Specialized Environmental, Inc. at 6300 Telegraph Road, Commerce (Los Angeles County) on Mar 14, 2006. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 35 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (4 serious) and proposed $46,510 in penalties; the current total is $46,510. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 2, 2013. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 6 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 Jun 8, 2006. Proposed $485, current $485. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jul 8, 2009. Abatement due Jul 11, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 8, 2006. Proposed $485, current $485. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jul 8, 2009. Abatement due Jul 11, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 8, 2006. Proposed $160, current $160. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jul 8, 2009. Abatement due Jul 11, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 8, 2006. Proposed $605, current $605. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jul 8, 2009. Abatement due Jun 18, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 8, 2006. Proposed $22,500, current $22,500. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jul 8, 2009. Abatement due Jun 18, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 8, 2006. Proposed $10,125, current $10,125. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jul 8, 2009. Abatement due Jun 18, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 8, 2006. Proposed $6,075, current $6,075. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jul 8, 2009. Abatement due Jun 18, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 8, 2006. Proposed $6,075, current $6,075. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jul 8, 2009. Abatement due Jun 18, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: guardrail,demolition,unguarded fl opening,work rules,construction,asbestos removal,fall,fall protection 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 307180505. 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 307180505, 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.