Inspection record, Compton

Investments IN Action Inc dba Hub City Pallet CO Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 30, 2008

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

Planned inspection in Compton: 14 citations, $5,400. 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 a planned inspection of Investments IN Action Inc dba Hub City Pallet CO at 2609 N Santa FE Ave, Compton (Los Angeles County) on Apr 30, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 25 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 14 citations (4 serious) and proposed $10,775 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $5,400. 14 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Feb 15, 2011. 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 01001: 8 CCR 461(a), Permits to Operate General
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $225, current $200. 4 instances. 22 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jul 9, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3320, Warning Signs General
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $225, current $0. 4 instances. 22 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jul 9, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1430.32(b)(6) General
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $225, current $200. 22 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jul 9, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 465(d), Safety Devices and Systems General
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $135, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jul 9, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2395.45(a)(3), Electrical, flexible cords General
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $275, current $200. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jul 9, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2500.10(a), Pull at Joints and Terminals General
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $135, current $0. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jul 9, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3328(d), Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $135, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jul 9, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3668(f), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $135, current $100. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jul 9, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 6151(c)(4), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $135, current $100. 3 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jul 9, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.17(a), Guarding of Energized Parts Serious
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $1,000. 5 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jun 16, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3577(e), Protection Devices Serious
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jun 16, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3578(g), Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding General
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $245, current $0. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jun 16, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3579(a) Serious
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $245, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jun 16, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4307(c), Portable Power Driven Circular Hand Saws Serious
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $3,710, current $1,800. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jun 16, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4310(a)(1), Band Knives and Band Saws Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 9, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2008, final order Mar 11, 2009. Abatement due Jun 16, 2008, 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 309153500. 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 309153500, 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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