Inspection record, Covina

Graphics United Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jun 21, 2006

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

Complaint inspection in Covina: 5 citations, $3,000. The employer's only inspection on 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 a complaint inspection of Graphics United at 809 N. Glendora Ave., Covina (Los Angeles County) on Jun 21, 2006. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 18 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (1 serious) and proposed $6,750 in penalties; the current total is $3,000. 5 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Nov 21, 2008.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 461 C General
Issued Aug 8, 2006. Proposed $300, current $150. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jan 18, 2007. Abatement due Sep 10, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Aug 8, 2006. Proposed $450, current $75. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jan 18, 2007. Abatement due Sep 10, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3664 A, Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Aug 8, 2006. Proposed $150, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jan 18, 2007. Abatement due Sep 10, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3668 F, Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Aug 8, 2006. Proposed $450, current $75. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jan 18, 2007. Abatement due Sep 10, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4002 A, Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Aug 8, 2006. Proposed $5,400, current $2,700. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2006, final order Jan 18, 2007. Abatement due Aug 25, 2006, completed. Read the rule.

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 307181677. 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 307181677, 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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