What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Phyto Tech Corp dba Blue California CO. at 30111 Tomas, Rancho Santa Margarita (Orange County) on Nov 30, 2009. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 20 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (2 serious) and proposed $22,150 in penalties; the current total is $14,155. 5 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Aug 15, 2012. 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.
Issued Feb 26, 2010. Proposed $5,000, current $1,000. Contested Jun 14, 2010, final order Dec 7, 2010. Abatement due Mar 26, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 26, 2010. Proposed $335, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 14, 2010, final order Dec 7, 2010. Abatement due Mar 26, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 26, 2010. Proposed $165, current $75. Contested Jun 14, 2010, final order Dec 7, 2010. Abatement due Dec 7, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 26, 2010. Proposed $12,600, current $12,600. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 14, 2010, final order Dec 7, 2010. Abatement due Mar 17, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 26, 2010. Proposed $4,050, current $405. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 14, 2010, final order Dec 7, 2010. Abatement due Mar 17, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: amputated,finger,work rules,machine operator,mixer,jammed,lockout 1 hospitalized
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 313163073. 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 313163073, 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.