Inspection record, Commerce

Safeway Inc Div. Vons Milk Plant Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jun 9, 2010

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Accident inspection in Commerce: 7 citations, $11,205. 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 an accident inspection of Safeway Inc Div. Vons Milk Plant at 3361 S Boxford Ave, Commerce (Los Angeles County) on Jun 9, 2010. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 160 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. Inspectors issued 7 citations (4 serious) and proposed $11,205 in penalties, which stands as the current total. The case closed on Jun 24, 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Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3279(d)(7), Portable Metal Ladders (repealed) General
Issued Aug 12, 2010. Proposed $280, current $280. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5144(c), Respiratory protection General
Issued Aug 12, 2010. Proposed $185, current $185. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5162(d), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Aug 12, 2010. Proposed $280, current $280. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 11, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.17(a), Guarding of Energized Parts Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2010. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Aug 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3577(e), Protection Devices Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2010. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3578(g), Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2010. Proposed $335, current $335. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4312, Belt Sanders (Class B) Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2010. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Aug 19, 2010, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jun 1, 2010. Employee Falls from Ladder
Keywords: head,ladder,laceration,fall,concrete

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 312317365. 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 312317365, 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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