Inspection record, Richmond

Chimes Printing, Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Dec 10, 2009

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Accident inspection in Richmond: 3 citations, $400. 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 Chimes Printing, Inc at 1065 Hensley Street, Richmond (Contra Costa County) on Dec 10, 2009. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 9 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 3 citations (0 serious) and proposed $2,310 in penalties; the current total is $400. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Dec 31, 2010.

Citations

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

Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Feb 4, 2010. Proposed $560, current $50. 9 workers exposed. Contested Mar 4, 2010, final order Dec 16, 2011. Abatement due Mar 3, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3203 B02, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Feb 4, 2010. Proposed $250, current $50. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 4, 2010, final order Dec 16, 2011. Abatement due Mar 3, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 4185 General
Issued Feb 4, 2010. Proposed $1,500, current $300. 9 workers exposed. Contested Mar 4, 2010, final order Dec 16, 2011. Abatement due Feb 9, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 342 A, Reporting serious injuries and deaths General deleted on appeal
Issued Feb 4, 2010. Proposed $5,000, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 4, 2010, final order Dec 16, 2011. Abatement due Feb 9, 2010, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Oct 19, 2009. Employee Amputates Thumb in Paper Cutting Machine
Keywords: amputated,slicer,machine operator,thumb,caught between,paper machine

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 311075113. 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 311075113, 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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