Inspection record, Ontario

Classic Containers Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Sep 22, 2006

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

Planned inspection in Ontario: 15 citations, $4,690. One of 5 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Classic Containers Inc at 1700 South Hellman Ave, Ontario (San Bernardino County) on Sep 22, 2006. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 350 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 15 citations (3 serious) and proposed $15,845 in penalties; the current total is $4,690. 15 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 23, 2008. The employer has 4 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 2340.21 General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $0, current $0. 12 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Jan 19, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2340.22(a) General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $185, current $150. 12 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Jan 19, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $185, current $150. 4 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Jan 19, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3308 General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $375, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Jan 19, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3314 G02, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $185, current $150. 10 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Jan 19, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 4002 A, Machine guarding, moving parts General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $375, current $0. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Jan 19, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5097 C General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $0, current $0. 50 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Jan 19, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5099 A01 General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $185, current $150. 50 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Jan 19, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5194 E01, Hazard communication General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $185, current $150. 11 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Jan 19, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.23 General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $3,375, current $300. 15 instances. 15 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 28, 2007. Abatement due Dec 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3577 C General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $335, current $100. 10 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Dec 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3578 G General
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $3,375, current $300. 10 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Dec 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3999 B, Hand tools Serious
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 3 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Dec 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4050 A Serious
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $335, current $270. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 27, 2008. Abatement due Dec 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued Dec 20, 2006. Proposed $3,375, current $270. 2 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Mar 26, 2007, final order Mar 28, 2008. Abatement due Dec 27, 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 309147270. 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 309147270, 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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