Inspection record, El Cajon

Blazing Industrial Steel Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Nov 18, 2011

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Accident inspection in El Cajon: 2 citations, $330. One of 3 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

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Blazing Industrial Steel Inc at 1719 E Madison Ave, El Cajon (San Diego County) on Nov 18, 2011. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 33 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 2 citations (0 serious) and proposed $330 in penalties; the current total is $330. The case closed on Feb 15, 2012. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1509 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Nov 28, 2011. Proposed $165, current $165. 2 instances. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 21, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3395 F03, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Nov 28, 2011. Proposed $165, current $165. 33 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 21, 2011, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Sep 30, 2011. Employee Sustains Concussion in Fall from Steel Beam
Keywords: head,construction,fall,concussion 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 315342840. 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 315342840, 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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