Inspection record, Los Angeles

Auto Spa Express dba Car Wash ON Sunset Cal/OSHA Inspection, Sep 23, 2008

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Complaint inspection in Los Angeles: 20 citations, $18,890. 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

Federal OSHA opened a complaint inspection of Auto Spa Express dba Car Wash ON Sunset at 2028 W Sunset BLVD, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Sep 23, 2008. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 23 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 20 citations (4 serious) and proposed $18,890 in penalties; the current total is $18,890. The case closed on Feb 5, 2019.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1430.40(a) General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $225, current $225. 3 instances. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 461 A General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $225, current $225. 23 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $165, current $165. 3 instances. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2340.21(a) General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $225, current $225. 6 instances. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2340.22(a) General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $335, current $335. 7 instances. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2395.71(b) General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $110, current $110. 23 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 13, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $165, current $165. 3 instances. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 13, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $110, current $110. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3314 G02, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $165, current $165. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3395 E01, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $420, current $420. 20 instances. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3395 E02, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $165, current $165. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3395 E03, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $335, current $335. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 5144 C02, Respiratory protection General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $110, current $110. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5194 E01, Hazard communication General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $110, current $110. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 5194 G11, Hazard communication General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $110, current $110. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 12, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 6151 C01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $165, current $165. 4 instances. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 13, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.17(a) Serious
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $4,725, current $4,725. 4 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 17, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2395.59 Serious
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $3,150, current $3,150. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 13, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4002 A, Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $3,150, current $3,150. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 13, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued Feb 10, 2009. Proposed $4,725, current $4,725. 4 instances. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 13, 2009, completed. Read the rule.

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 312309487. 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 312309487, 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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