Inspection record, Fullerton

Kraft Foods Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jun 7, 2005

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

Unprogrammed related inspection in Fullerton: 12 citations, $7,725. One of 19 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 a unprogrammed related inspection of Kraft Foods at 1500 E Walnut Ave, Fullerton (Orange County) on Jun 7, 2005. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. The record lists 497 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. Inspectors issued 12 citations (2 serious) and proposed $28,250 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $7,725. 12 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Dec 12, 2007. The employer has 18 other inspections 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 3999(b), Hand tools General
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $560, current $0. 21 instances. 300 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Jan 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 4002(a), Machine guarding, moving parts General
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $700, current $225. 10 instances. 25 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Jan 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 4650(e), Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders General
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $280, current $225. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Jan 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 6151(c)(1), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $280, current $225. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Jan 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5110(b)(3), Repetitive Motion Injuries General
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $560, current $0. 3 instances. 100 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Jan 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3203(a), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $560, current $450. 3 instances. 100 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Jan 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed) Serious
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 6 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Dec 9, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3578(g), Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding General
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $3,375, current $300. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Dec 9, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding General
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $6,750, current $300. 2 instances. 21 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Dec 9, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4310(a), Band Knives and Band Saws Serious
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Dec 9, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4312, Belt Sanders (Class B) General
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $3,375, current $300. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Dec 9, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5185(l), Changing and Charging Storage Batteries General
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $5,060, current $300. 3 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Dec 9, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 4853(d), Inert-Gas Metal-Arc Welding General deleted on appeal
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $375, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Jan 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5110(b)(1), Repetitive Motion Injuries General deleted on appeal
Issued Dec 2, 2005. Proposed $560, current $0. 3 instances. 100 workers exposed. Contested Sep 18, 2006, final order Dec 12, 2007. Abatement due Jan 1, 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 309144905. 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 309144905, 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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