Inspection record, Los Angeles

Apton Corporation Cal/OSHA Inspection, Sep 14, 2015

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

Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Los Angeles: 1 citation, $2,000, 2 deaths investigated. The employer's only inspection on record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 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 Apton Corporation at 2000 S. Main St., Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Sep 14, 2015. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 7 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 1 citation (0 serious) and proposed $5,000 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $2,000. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Aug 16, 2017. 2 workers died in the event that led to this inspection.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 342(a), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Feb 24, 2016. Proposed $5,000, current $2,000. 1 worker exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Oct 11, 2016. Read the rule.

The accident

Aug 26, 2015. Employee dies from cardiac arrest
Keywords: cardiac arrest,cardiovasc system,chest 2 deaths

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 340915677. 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 340915677, checked Nov 4, 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.

Talk to a California employment lawyer today.

Free, confidential consultation. We represent employees only, never employers.