Inspection record, South Gate

Mederos Electrical Services Cal/OSHA Inspection, Sep 25, 2007

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Accident inspection in South Gate: 5 citations, $11,990. The employer's only inspection on record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Mederos Electrical Services at 3827 Firestone BLVD, South Gate (Los Angeles County) on Sep 25, 2007. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 2 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (3 serious) and proposed $22,300 in penalties; the current total is $11,990. The case closed on Mar 6, 2008.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Nov 21, 2007. Proposed $350, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 24, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3314 G01, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Nov 21, 2007. Proposed $350, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 20, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3276 A, Portable ladders Serious
Issued Nov 21, 2007. Proposed $10,800, current $10,800. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 1, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3279 D08 Serious
Issued Nov 21, 2007. Proposed $5,400, current $90. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 1, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 2320.2(a), Electrical, work on energized equipment Serious
Issued Nov 21, 2007. Proposed $5,400, current $900. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 1, 2007, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Sep 25, 2007. Employee Falls from Ladder and Sustains Concussion
Keywords: head,unconsciousness,ladder,lighting fixture,fall,concussion,face,brain 1 hospitalized

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 310489075. 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 310489075, 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.

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