Inspection record, Chula Vista

Stanford Sign & Awning Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 29, 2010

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

Planned inspection in Chula Vista: 19 citations, $3,600. One of 2 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 Stanford Sign & Awning Inc at 2556 Faivre St, Chula Vista (San Diego County) on Jan 29, 2010. 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 19 citations (5 serious) and proposed $9,105 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $3,600. 13 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. The employer has 1 other inspection 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 2340.12(a), Mechanical Execution of Work General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $135, current $100. 2 workers exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2011. Abatement due May 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2500.25, Maintenance of Outer Sheath General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due May 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3203(a), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $135, current $100. 40 workers exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2011. Abatement due May 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 4650(d), Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $135, current $100. 1 worker exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2011. Abatement due May 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5144(c)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $135, current $100. 2 workers exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2011. Abatement due May 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5144(e)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due May 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144(f)(2), Respiratory protection General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due May 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5144(h)(2)(A), Respiratory protection General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due May 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5194(e)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $135, current $100. 40 workers exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2010. Abatement due Sep 7, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5194(f)(4), Hazard communication General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due May 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5202(d)(1), Methylene chloride General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $135, current $100. 2 workers exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2011. Abatement due Sep 7, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5446(h), Spray Booths General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due May 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 5447(a)(1), Dry Type Overspray Collectors (Exhaust Air Filters) General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $135, current $100. 2 workers exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2010. Abatement due May 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding Serious
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $245, current $180. 3 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2011. Abatement due Apr 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4227(a), Metal Shears Serious
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $2,475, current $1,080. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2011. Abatement due Apr 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4227(e), Metal Shears Serious
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $245, current $180. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2011. Abatement due Apr 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4231(a), Circular Metal-Cutting Saws (Class B) Serious
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $2,475, current $1,080. 2 workers exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2011. Abatement due Apr 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4475(a), Commercial Sewing Machines General
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $2,475, current $200. 1 worker exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2011. Abatement due Apr 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4475(b), Commercial Sewing Machines Serious
Issued Apr 23, 2010. Proposed $245, current $180. 1 worker exposed. Contested May 28, 2010, final order Sep 7, 2011. Abatement due Apr 30, 2010, 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 312315807. 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 312315807, 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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