What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Helena Chemical at 10821 West 15th Avenue, Blythe (Riverside County) on Jan 29, 2009. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 10 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (1 serious) and proposed $8,135 in penalties; the current total is $7,910. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 6 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case is still open. The employer has 3 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 Apr 6, 2009. Proposed $0, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 9, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $375, current $375. 2 instances. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $300, current $300. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 30, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $450, current $450. 2 instances. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $150, current $150. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $225, current $225. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 30, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $450, current $225. 9 instances. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $335, current $335. 10 instances. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $450, current $450. 10 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $5,400, current $5,400. 9 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Sep 30, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $600, current $0. 2 instances. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $450, current $0. 2 instances. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $335, current $0. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $300, current $0. Contested Aug 31, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $4,050, current $0. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 27, 2009. Proposed $5,400, current $0. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 29, 2009. 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 309912293. 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 309912293, 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.