What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of West Coast Iron, Inc. at 9302 Jamacha Rd, Spring Valley (San Diego County) on Mar 19, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 40 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (2 serious) and proposed $17,825 in penalties; the current total is $11,090. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Sep 16, 2010. 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 12, 2008. Proposed $275, current $100. Contested Aug 25, 2008, final order Jun 18, 2009. Abatement due Sep 29, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 12, 2008. Proposed $135, current $0. Contested Aug 25, 2008, final order Jun 18, 2009. Abatement due Sep 29, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 12, 2008. Proposed $135, current $0. Contested Aug 25, 2008, final order Jun 18, 2009. Abatement due Sep 29, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 12, 2008. Proposed $135, current $100. Contested Aug 25, 2008, final order Jun 18, 2009. Abatement due Sep 29, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 12, 2008. Proposed $135, current $0. Contested Aug 25, 2008, final order Jun 18, 2009. Abatement due Sep 29, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 12, 2008. Proposed $135, current $0. Contested Aug 25, 2008, final order Jun 18, 2009. Abatement due Sep 29, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 12, 2008. Proposed $2,475, current $90. Contested Aug 25, 2008, final order Jun 18, 2009. Abatement due Aug 26, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 12, 2008. Proposed $14,400, current $10,800. Contested Aug 25, 2008, final order Jun 18, 2009. Abatement due Aug 26, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 12, 2008. Proposed $135, current $0. Contested Aug 25, 2008, final order Jun 18, 2009. Abatement due Sep 29, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: steel beam,machine operator,interlock,thigh,lockout,laceration,conveyor,punch press 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 310815485. 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 310815485, 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.