Inspection record, San Marcos

Hocking International Laboratories, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 23, 2012

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

Accident inspection in San Marcos: 29 citations, $2,400. 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 Hocking International Laboratories, Inc. at 980 Rancheros Dr, San Marcos (San Diego County) on Jul 23, 2012. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 50 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 29 citations (0 serious) and proposed $5,865 in penalties; the current total is $2,400. The case closed on Nov 19, 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 461 C General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $275, current $200. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3320 General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $275, current $200. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3664 A, Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $275, current $200. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5194 B06 B, Hazard communication General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $275, current $200. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $100. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2340.17(a) General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 2340.22(b) General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 2500.8(a)(1), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3314 G02, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3314 J01, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3338 A General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $100. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3382 A General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 3383 A General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $275, current $200. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5144 D01 A, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $275, current $200. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 5144 D01 C, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 5144 D03 C2B, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $275, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01017: 8 CCR 5144 E01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01018: 8 CCR 5144 F02, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01019: 8 CCR 5144 G01 A1, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $275, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01020: 8 CCR 5144 H02 A, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $275, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01021: 8 CCR 5144 K01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01022: 8 CCR 5162 C, Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $825, current $600. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01023: 8 CCR 5162 E, Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01024: 8 CCR 5168 A General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $100. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01025: 8 CCR 5192 Q01 General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $100. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01026: 8 CCR 5194 F04, Hazard communication General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01027: 8 CCR 5194 G08, Hazard communication General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $0. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01028: 8 CCR 5417 E General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $100. Abatement due Oct 22, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01029: 8 CCR 6151 C01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Sep 5, 2012. Proposed $135, current $100. Abatement due Oct 22, 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 315345710. 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 315345710, 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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