Inspection record, Merced

Fineline Industries, Inc., dba Centurion Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 28, 2013

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Planned inspection in Merced: 11 citations, $6,750. One of 8 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 a planned inspection of Fineline Industries, Inc., dba Centurion at 455 Grogan Ave, Merced (Merced County) on Feb 28, 2013. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 45 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 11 citations (2 serious) and proposed $8,775 in penalties; the current total is $6,750. 11 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Dec 31, 2013. The employer has 7 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 01002: 8 CCR 461 A General
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $325, current $250. 4 instances. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2473.1(b) General
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $325, current $250. 14 workers exposed. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2500.8(a), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $325, current $250. 4 instances. 14 workers exposed. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3210 A, Guardrails at elevated locations General
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $325, current $250. 9 workers exposed. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3241 A, Live loads General
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $325, current $250. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3328 D, Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $325, current $250. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5097 B01 General
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $325, current $250. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due Jun 13, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5143 A05 General
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $325, current $250. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5144 H02 A, Respiratory protection General
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $325, current $250. 5 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $2,925, current $2,250. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due May 24, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4300 D Serious
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $2,925, current $2,250. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due May 24, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 342 A, Reporting serious injuries and deaths General deleted on appeal
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $5,000, current $0. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due May 17, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 470 A General deleted on appeal
Issued May 14, 2013. Proposed $325, current $0. Contested Jun 6, 2013, final order Dec 13, 2013. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013. Read the rule.

The accident

not stated. Accident investigation

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 316443134. 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 316443134, 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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