What happened in this inspection
Federal OSHA opened an accident inspection of Edco Waste & Recycling Services at 6670 Federal BLVD, Lemon Grove (San Diego County) on Jan 13, 2012. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 250 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 7 citations (3 serious, 1 willful) and proposed $111,935 in penalties; the current total is $24,750. The case closed on Apr 11, 2017. The employer has 9 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 Jun 29, 2012. Proposed $375, current $300. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 29, 2012. Proposed $560, current $450. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 29, 2012. Proposed $750, current $600. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 29, 2012. Proposed $6,750, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 13, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 29, 2012. Proposed $67,500, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 13, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 29, 2012. Proposed $18,000, current $5,400. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 13, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 29, 2012. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 13, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: fracture,installing,wall,hydraulic cylinder,caught between,truck,pelvis,trash compactor,cyanide 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 315343236. 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 315343236, 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.