What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Airgas Specialty Products at 485 East Villa Avenue, El Centro (Imperial County) on Oct 28, 2009. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 3 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 4 citations (0 serious) and proposed $900 in penalties; the current total is $450. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Dec 7, 2010. The employer has 5 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 Feb 8, 2010. Proposed $0, current $0. 8 instances. 8 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 4, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 26, 2010. Proposed $225, current $150. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Apr 5, 2010, final order Jul 9, 2010. Abatement due May 12, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 26, 2010. Proposed $225, current $150. 8 workers exposed. Contested Apr 5, 2010, final order Jul 9, 2010. Abatement due May 12, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 26, 2010. Proposed $450, current $150. 3 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested Apr 5, 2010, final order Jul 9, 2010. Abatement due May 12, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 26, 2010. Proposed $335, current $0. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Apr 5, 2010, final order Jul 9, 2010. Abatement due May 12, 2010. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 26, 2010. Proposed $300, current $0. 8 instances. Contested Apr 5, 2010, final order Jul 9, 2010. Abatement due May 12, 2010, 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 309918811. 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 309918811, 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.