Inspection record, Fontana

Fabco Steel Fabrication Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 24, 2009

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

Planned inspection in Fontana: 12 citations, $6,165. One of 4 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Fabco Steel Fabrication Inc at 14688 San Bernardino Ave, Fontana (San Bernardino County) on Mar 24, 2009. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 25 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 12 citations (8 serious) and proposed $16,530 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $6,165. 12 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Aug 12, 2010. The employer has 3 other inspections on its California record.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Aug 22, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203(a), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $110, current $75. 25 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Aug 22, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3314(g), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $110, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Aug 22, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5144(c)(2), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $110, current $75. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Aug 22, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.17(a), Guarding of Energized Parts Serious
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $2,025, current $135. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Jul 30, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2340.22(a), Identification of Equipment Serious
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $2,025, current $135. 5 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Jul 30, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 2530.43(b), Automatic Restarting Serious
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $2,025, current $1,350. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Jul 30, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4002(a), Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $2,025, current $1,350. 6 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Jul 30, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding Serious
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $2,025, current $135. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Jul 30, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4184(b), Cranes and derricks, general Serious
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $2,025, current $1,350. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Jul 30, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4185, Foot-Operated Devices Serious
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $2,025, current $135. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Jul 30, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 4227(a), Metal Shears Serious
Issued Jul 23, 2009. Proposed $2,025, current $1,350. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2009, final order Feb 9, 2010. Abatement due Jul 30, 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 312312135. 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 312312135, checked Nov 4, 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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