What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Welding Unlimited Inc at 12145 Woodruff Ave, Downey (Los Angeles County) on Sep 12, 2007. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 50 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 1 citation (0 serious) and proposed $515 in penalties; the current total is $375. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Apr 16, 2009. 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 Feb 20, 2008. Proposed $515, current $375. Contested Mar 20, 2008, final order Feb 4, 2009. Abatement due Mar 1, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 20, 2008. Proposed $6,185, current $0. Contested Mar 20, 2008, final order Feb 4, 2009. Abatement due Mar 1, 2008. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: fracture,impaled,iron worker,work rules,construction,fall,walking on beam,arm,lost balance,unstable position 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 307185991. 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 307185991, 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.