What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Golden Specialty Foods LLC at 14605 Best Ave, Norwalk (Los Angeles County) on May 31, 2011. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 45 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 17 citations (10 serious) and proposed $47,885 in penalties; the current total is $22,950. 17 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 20, 2014. The employer has 4 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $205, current $0. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Nov 20, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $135, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Nov 20, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $135, current $100. 40 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Nov 20, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $135, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Nov 20, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $135, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Nov 20, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $205, current $150. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Nov 20, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $135, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Nov 20, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $3,600, current $1,800. 34 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Oct 28, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $3,600, current $180. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Oct 28, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $3,600, current $1,800. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Oct 28, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $3,600, current $180. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Oct 28, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $3,600, current $1,800. 3 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Oct 28, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $3,600, current $1,800. 4 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Oct 28, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $3,600, current $180. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Oct 28, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $3,600, current $180. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Oct 28, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $3,600, current $180. 5 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Nov 20, 2012. Abatement due Oct 28, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 21, 2011. Proposed $14,400, current $14,400. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2011, final order Dec 8, 2012. Abatement due Oct 28, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: amputated,shear,slip,caught between,industrial truck
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 314755810. 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 314755810, 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.