Inspection record, Rancho Santa Margarita

Agilex Flavors & Fragrances Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 11, 2010

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

Planned inspection in Rancho Santa Margarita: 10 citations, $65,185. 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 122,854 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 Agilex Flavors & Fragrances Inc at 30322 Esperanza Way Suite 400, Rancho Santa Margarita (Orange County) on Mar 11, 2010. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. 55 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (5 serious, 1 willful) and proposed $88,185 in penalties; the current total is $65,185. 10 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 3 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jun 15, 2011. 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 461 A General
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $375, current $375. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Oct 9, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $280, current $280. 14 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Oct 9, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $280, current $280. 80 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Oct 9, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5174 I General
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $375, current $375. 58 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Oct 9, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.16(b), Electrical work space Serious
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Jun 16, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2340.17(a) Serious
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Sep 16, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4050 A Serious
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 2 instances. 14 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Sep 16, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5144 H02, Respiratory protection Serious
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 5 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Sep 16, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5141 A Willful
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $70,000, current $47,000. 58 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Jun 16, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5185 L Serious
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Sep 16, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203 B, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $375, current $0. 80 instances. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Oct 9, 2010. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 6151 A, Portable fire extinguishers General deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $700, current $0. 4 instances. 80 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Oct 9, 2010. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5144 G01 A, Respiratory protection General deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 9, 2010. Proposed $375, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2010, final order May 26, 2011. Abatement due Oct 9, 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 312316219. 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 312316219, 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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