Inspection record, Commerce

Signature Flexible Packaging Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 16, 2008

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Accident inspection in Commerce: 5 citations, $10,220. 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 Signature Flexible Packaging Inc at 5519 Jillson St, Commerce (Los Angeles County) on Jul 16, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 40 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (3 serious) and proposed $29,000 in penalties; the current total is $10,220. 5 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Aug 24, 2009.

Citations

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

Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3328 B, Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued Nov 12, 2008. Proposed $650, current $250. Contested Nov 25, 2008, final order Apr 15, 2009. Abatement due Nov 17, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.12(a) General
Issued Nov 12, 2008. Proposed $4,050, current $250. 3 instances. Contested Nov 25, 2008, final order Apr 15, 2009. Abatement due Nov 24, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4184 B, Cranes and derricks, general Serious
Issued Nov 12, 2008. Proposed $8,100, current $8,100. 12 instances. Contested Nov 25, 2008, final order Apr 15, 2009. Abatement due Nov 24, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4075 A Serious
Issued Nov 12, 2008. Proposed $8,100, current $810. 12 instances. Contested Nov 25, 2008, final order Apr 15, 2009. Abatement due Nov 24, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4187 A Serious
Issued Nov 12, 2008. Proposed $8,100, current $810. 12 instances. Contested Nov 25, 2008, final order Apr 15, 2009. Abatement due Nov 24, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Nov 12, 2008. Proposed $240, current $0. Contested Nov 25, 2008, final order Apr 15, 2009. Abatement due Dec 15, 2008. Read the rule.

The accident

Jul 2, 2008. Employee's Head Is Struck by Trolley and Hoist Motor
Keywords: head,stuck,hoist,neck,struck by,concussion 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 310492244. 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 310492244, 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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