Inspection record, La Habra

Gorilla's Polishing Corp Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 29, 2014

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

Accident inspection in La Habra: 15 citations, $20,355. 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 Gorilla's Polishing Corp at 531 East Commercial, La Habra (Orange County) on Apr 29, 2014. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 32 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 15 citations (4 serious) and proposed $46,840 in penalties; the current total is $20,355. 15 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 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 2340.2(b) General
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $205, current $135. 2 instances. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Nov 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2340.26 General
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $410, current $135. 5 instances. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Nov 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3668 D02, Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $135, current $135. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Nov 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5143 A05 General
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $275, current $135. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Nov 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5144 C02 B, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $135, current $135. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Nov 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5152 B01 General
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $305, current $135. 6 instances. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Nov 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5152 B02 General
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $410, current $0. 6 instances. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Nov 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5152 C04 General
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $410, current $0. 6 instances. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Nov 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 6151 D01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $550, current $135. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Nov 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 6170 C02 A General
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $205, current $135. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Nov 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program Serious
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $7,200, current $2,475. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Nov 2, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4051 A Serious
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $7,200, current $0. 20 instances. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Oct 18, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5143 A01 Serious
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $9,000, current $0. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Oct 18, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5175 A Serious
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $18,000, current $14,400. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Oct 18, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 3362 A, General sanitation requirements General
Issued Sep 30, 2014. Proposed $2,400, current $2,400. 12 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2014, final order Jun 18, 2015. Abatement due Oct 18, 2014, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

not stated. Accident investigation 7 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 317386050. 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 317386050, 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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