What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Pleasant Paper Recycling Inc. at 1320 Galaxy Way, Concord (Contra Costa County) on Apr 28, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 10 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (1 serious) and proposed $40,500 in penalties; the current total is $6,750. 7 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Apr 15, 2011. The employer has 2 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 14, 2008. Proposed $150, current $75. 10 workers exposed. Contested Sep 4, 2008, final order Jan 27, 2010. Abatement due Oct 1, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 14, 2008. Proposed $600, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 4, 2008, final order Jan 27, 2010. Abatement due Sep 3, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 14, 2008. Proposed $600, current $600. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 3, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 14, 2008. Proposed $600, current $300. 7 workers exposed. Contested Sep 4, 2008, final order Jan 27, 2010. Abatement due Sep 3, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 14, 2008. Proposed $150, current $75. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 4, 2008, final order Jan 28, 2010. Abatement due Sep 3, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 14, 2008. Proposed $600, current $300. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 4, 2008, final order Jan 27, 2010. Abatement due Sep 3, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 14, 2008. Proposed $18,900, current $4,050. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 4, 2008, final order Jan 27, 2010. Abatement due Sep 3, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 14, 2008. Proposed $18,900, current $1,350. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 4, 2008, final order Jan 27, 2010. Abatement due Sep 3, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 14, 2008. Proposed $5,000, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 4, 2008, final order Jan 27, 2010. Abatement due Sep 3, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: lockout,crushed,point of operation,baler,struck by,leg,ram 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 311069454. 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 311069454, 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.