Inspection record, South El Monte

L & N Fixtures Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 19, 2008

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

Planned inspection in South El Monte: 25 citations, $15,050. 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 L & N Fixtures Inc at 2214 Tyler Ave, South El Monte (Los Angeles County) on May 19, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 30 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 25 citations (13 serious) and proposed $30,180 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $15,050. The case closed on Jul 23, 2010. 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 342(a), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $5,000, current $200. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Oct 6, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 461(a), Permits to Operate General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $275, current $200. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Oct 6, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3203(a)(3), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $135, current $0. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 6, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3203(b)(1), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $275, current $200. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 6, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3241(a), Live loads General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $275, current $200. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Oct 6, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3301(a), Use of Compressed Air or Gases General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $205, current $150. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 6, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3328(d), Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $135, current $100. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Oct 6, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5162(c), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Oct 6, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5162(d), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Oct 6, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5446(h), Spray Booths General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $135, current $100. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Oct 6, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.22(a), Identification of Equipment Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 10 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2530.43(b), Automatic Restarting Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $245, current $180. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3382(a), Eye and Face Protection Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $245, current $180. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3577(e), Protection Devices General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $200. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 3578(g), Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding General
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $245, current $0. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4207(a), Point of Operation Guards Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $200. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 4300(a), Circular Ripsaws Manual Feed (Class B) Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 4300(d), Circular Ripsaws Manual Feed (Class B) Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $245, current $180. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 11001: 8 CCR 4300(e), Circular Ripsaws Manual Feed (Class B) Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $245, current $180. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 12001: 8 CCR 4309(b), Horizontal Pull Saws (Radial Arm Saw) Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 13001: 8 CCR 4309(d), Horizontal Pull Saws (Radial Arm Saw) Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $245, current $180. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 14001: 8 CCR 4310(a)(1), Band Knives and Band Saws Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 15001: 8 CCR 4311(b), Jointers and Hand Fed Planers Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 16001: 8 CCR 5162(b), Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Sep 4, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Oct 14, 1994. Employee Injured Performing Wood Work
Keywords: kick back,amputated,wood shaper

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 309153674. 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 309153674, 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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