What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Simpson Sandblasting & Special Coatings Inc. at 5920 Miles Ave, Huntington Park (Los Angeles County) on Dec 16, 2011. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 14 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 3 citations (0 serious) and proposed $665 in penalties; the current total is $665. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Mar 23, 2013. 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 Mar 29, 2012. Proposed $250, current $250. Contested Apr 13, 2012, final order Mar 12, 2013. Abatement due May 1, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 30, 2012. Proposed $250, current $250. Contested Apr 13, 2012, final order Mar 12, 2013. Abatement due May 2, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 30, 2012. Proposed $165, current $165. Contested Apr 13, 2012, final order Mar 12, 2013. Abatement due May 2, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 30, 2012. Proposed $165, current $0. Contested Apr 13, 2012, final order Mar 12, 2013. Abatement due May 2, 2012. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 30, 2012. Proposed $335, current $0. Contested Apr 13, 2012, final order Mar 12, 2013. Abatement due May 2, 2012. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: deadman control,tripped,arm,sandblasting,aerial lift 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 313385759. 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 313385759, 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.