Inspection record, El Monte

Driftwood Dairy Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 16, 2015

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Accident inspection in El Monte: 4 citations, $1,870. One of 7 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 Driftwood Dairy Inc at 10724 E Lower Azusa Rd, El Monte (Los Angeles County) on Apr 16, 2015. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 250 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 4 citations (1 serious) and proposed $18,745 in penalties; the current total is $1,870. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Aug 22, 2016. The employer has 6 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 3203(A)(6), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Oct 7, 2015. Proposed $375, current $375. 54 workers exposed. Contested Oct 27, 2015, final order Aug 3, 2016. Abatement due Nov 11, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3314(G)(1), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Oct 7, 2015. Proposed $185, current $185. 54 workers exposed. Contested Oct 27, 2015, final order Aug 3, 2016. Abatement due Nov 11, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3314(J), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Oct 7, 2015. Proposed $185, current $185. 54 workers exposed. Contested Oct 27, 2015, final order Aug 3, 2016. Abatement due Nov 11, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3314(C), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Oct 7, 2015. Proposed $18,000, current $1,125. 54 workers exposed. Contested Oct 27, 2015, final order Aug 3, 2016. Abatement due Oct 19, 2015, 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 340563907. 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 340563907, 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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