Inspection record, Paramount

Veneer Products, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 1, 2009

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Planned inspection in Paramount: 9 citations, $5,700. One of 3 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 Veneer Products, Inc. at 7301 Quimby Ave, Paramount (Los Angeles County) on Jul 1, 2009. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 40 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 9 citations (3 serious) and proposed $8,545 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $5,700. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Aug 23, 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 461(a), Permits to Operate General
Issued Aug 11, 2009. Proposed $225, current $200. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 27, 2009, final order Apr 21, 2010. Abatement due Sep 10, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2500.25, Maintenance of Outer Sheath General
Issued Aug 11, 2009. Proposed $135, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 27, 2009, final order Apr 21, 2010. Abatement due Sep 10, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3328(d), Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued Aug 11, 2009. Proposed $135, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 27, 2009, final order Apr 21, 2010. Abatement due Sep 10, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3661(b), Brakes and Warning Devices General
Issued Aug 11, 2009. Proposed $135, current $100. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 27, 2009, final order Apr 21, 2010. Abatement due Sep 10, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3577(b), Protection Devices Serious
Issued Aug 11, 2009. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 27, 2009, final order Apr 21, 2010. Abatement due Aug 18, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3577(e), Protection Devices General
Issued Aug 11, 2009. Proposed $245, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 27, 2009, final order Apr 21, 2010. Abatement due Aug 18, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3578(g), Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding General
Issued Aug 11, 2009. Proposed $245, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 27, 2009, final order Apr 21, 2010. Abatement due Aug 18, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3999(b), Hand tools Serious
Issued Aug 11, 2009. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 27, 2009, final order Apr 21, 2010. Abatement due Aug 18, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4310(a), Band Knives and Band Saws Serious
Issued Aug 11, 2009. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 27, 2009, final order Apr 21, 2010. Abatement due Aug 18, 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 312313521. 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 312313521, 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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