Inspection record, Irwindale

Davis Wire Corporation Cal/OSHA Inspection, Sep 18, 2007

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

Planned inspection in Irwindale: 8 citations, $3,870. One of 34 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,852 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 Davis Wire Corporation at 5555 Irwindale Ave, Irwindale (Los Angeles County) on Sep 18, 2007. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 1,000 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 8 citations (2 serious) and proposed $12,120 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $3,870. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 4 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jul 23, 2010. The employer has 33 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 461(d), Permits to Operate General
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $375, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Jan 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5048(a), Synthetic Web Slings General
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $375, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Jan 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2500.10(a), Pull at Joints and Terminals General
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $280, current $225. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Jan 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3400(c), Medical services and first aid General
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $185, current $150. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Jan 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3661(b), Brakes and Warning Devices General
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $280, current $225. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Jan 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3578(g), Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding General
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $5,060, current $300. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Dec 27, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5002, Overhead Loads Serious
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $5,060, current $2,700. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Dec 27, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5048(i), Synthetic Web Slings Serious
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $505, current $270. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Dec 27, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3664(a), Industrial trucks, operator training General deleted on appeal
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $375, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Jan 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 1430.32(a)(1) General deleted on appeal
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $375, current $0. 4 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Jan 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2320.7(a), Safety Precautions Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $3,375, current $0. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Dec 27, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4237(b), Abrading, Buffing and Polishing Machines (Class A) Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Dec 20, 2007. Proposed $3,375, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 4, 2008, final order May 9, 2008. Abatement due Dec 27, 2007, 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 309150514. 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 309150514, 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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