What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Tempco Engineering at 8866 Laurel Canyon Bl., Sun Valley (Los Angeles County) on Mar 30, 2011. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 66 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (4 serious) and proposed $30,765 in penalties; the current total is $30,765. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case is still open. The employer has 2 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 Sep 8, 2011. Proposed $325, current $325. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 27, 2011, final order Dec 22, 2011. Abatement due Oct 11, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 8, 2011. Proposed $240, current $240. 66 workers exposed. Contested Sep 27, 2011, final order Dec 22, 2011. Abatement due Oct 11, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 8, 2011. Proposed $365, current $365. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 27, 2011, final order Dec 22, 2011. Abatement due Oct 11, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 8, 2011. Proposed $240, current $240. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 27, 2011, final order Dec 22, 2011. Abatement due Oct 11, 2011. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 8, 2011. Proposed $240, current $240. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 27, 2011, final order Dec 22, 2011. Abatement due Sep 13, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 8, 2011. Proposed $4,385, current $4,385. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 27, 2011, final order Dec 22, 2011. Abatement due Sep 13, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 8, 2011. Proposed $4,385, current $4,385. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 27, 2011, final order Dec 22, 2011. Abatement due Sep 13, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 8, 2011. Proposed $4,385, current $4,385. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 27, 2011, final order Dec 22, 2011. Abatement due Sep 13, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 8, 2011. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 27, 2011, final order Dec 22, 2011. Abatement due Sep 13, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 8, 2011. Proposed $4,385, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 27, 2011, final order Dec 22, 2011. Abatement due Sep 13, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: die,amputated,finger,caught between,point of operation,press operator,press,unguarded 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 314823964. 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 314823964, 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.