Inspection record, Sylmar

Realm Catalyst, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 9, 2011

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Unprogrammed related inspection in Sylmar: 10 citations, $239,800. 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 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Federal OSHA opened a unprogrammed related inspection of Realm Catalyst, Inc. at 12349 Gladstone Ave., Sylmar (Los Angeles County) on Aug 9, 2011. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 5 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (5 serious, 3 willful) and proposed $239,800 in penalties; the current total is $239,800. 10 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Feb 5, 2019. 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 461 A General
Issued Feb 7, 2012. Proposed $300, current $300. Contested Feb 27, 2012, final order Sep 25, 2014. Abatement due Mar 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5194 E01, Hazard communication General
Issued Feb 7, 2012. Proposed $750, current $750. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 27, 2012, final order Sep 25, 2014. Abatement due Mar 2, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.1 Serious
Issued Feb 7, 2012. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 27, 2012, final order Sep 25, 2014. Abatement due Mar 2, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2540.3(a) Willful
Issued Feb 7, 2012. Proposed $67,500, current $67,500. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 27, 2012, final order Sep 25, 2014. Abatement due Mar 2, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program Serious
Issued Feb 7, 2012. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 27, 2012, final order Sep 25, 2014. Abatement due Mar 2, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3328 A, Machinery and equipment, general Serious
Issued Feb 7, 2012. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 27, 2012, final order Sep 25, 2014. Abatement due Mar 2, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5164 A Willful
Issued Feb 7, 2012. Proposed $67,500, current $67,500. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 27, 2012, final order Sep 25, 2014. Abatement due Mar 2, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5194 F01, Hazard communication Serious
Issued Feb 7, 2012. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 27, 2012, final order Sep 25, 2014. Abatement due Mar 2, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 5194 G02, Hazard communication Serious
Issued Feb 7, 2012. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 27, 2012, final order Sep 25, 2014. Abatement due Mar 2, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 5416 C Willful
Issued Feb 7, 2012. Proposed $70,000, current $70,000. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 27, 2012, final order Sep 25, 2014. Abatement due Mar 2, 2012, completed. Read the rule.

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 314827940. 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 314827940, 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.

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