Inspection record, Santa Fe Springs

Century Reinforcing Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 6, 2006

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

Accident inspection in Santa Fe Springs: 5 citations, $11,920. 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 122,853 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 Century Reinforcing Inc. at 10840 Norwalk BLVD., Santa Fe Springs (Los Angeles County) on Jul 6, 2006. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 450 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. Inspectors issued 5 citations (2 serious) and proposed $28,675 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $11,920. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Feb 1, 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 02001: 8 CCR 3995(a), Flywheels General
Issued Nov 22, 2006. Proposed $5,060, current $600. Abatement due Aug 29, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding General
Issued Nov 22, 2006. Proposed $5,060, current $600. Abatement due Aug 29, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4075(a), Gears and Sprockets Serious
Issued Nov 22, 2006. Proposed $8,435, current $5,060. Abatement due Aug 29, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4236(a), Alligator Shears (Class B) General
Issued Nov 22, 2006. Proposed $5,060, current $600. Abatement due Dec 2, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5002, Overhead Loads Serious
Issued Nov 22, 2006. Proposed $5,060, current $5,060. Abatement due Dec 2, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 5098(a)(2)(B)(1), Hearing Protectors General deleted on appeal
Issued Nov 22, 2006. Proposed $280, current $0. Abatement due Nov 28, 2006, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

May 25, 2006. Employee's Face Is Injured by Chain Sling
Keywords: chain,fracture,rebar,overhead crane,sling,face 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 307181842. 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 307181842, checked Nov 4, 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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