What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of American Licorice Company at 2477 Liston Way, Union City (Alameda County) on May 15, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 267 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 7 citations (3 serious) and proposed $11,325 in penalties; the current total is $6,525. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Oct 7, 2008. The employer has 8 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Aug 13, 2008. Proposed $150, current $150. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 13, 2008. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 13, 2008. Proposed $150, current $150. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 13, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 13, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 13, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 13, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $600. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 13, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 5 instances. Abatement due Sep 15, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 13, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 14 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 15, 2008. 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 309680346. 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 309680346, 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.