What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Bestway Recycling CO Inc dba Los Angeles Recycling at 2268 E Firestone BLVD.,, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Jan 28, 2016. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. 24 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 11 citations (2 serious) and proposed $6,275 in penalties; the current total is $3,150. 11 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Oct 30, 2017. The employer has 3 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Mar 14, 2016. Proposed $110, current $75. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 25, 2016, final order Oct 27, 2016. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 14, 2016. Proposed $220, current $75. 5 instances. 19 workers exposed. Contested Mar 25, 2016, final order Oct 27, 2016. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 14, 2016. Proposed $110, current $0. 9 workers exposed. Contested Mar 25, 2016, final order Oct 27, 2016. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 14, 2016. Proposed $110, current $0. 2 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested Mar 25, 2016, final order Oct 27, 2016. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 14, 2016. Proposed $110, current $75. 8 workers exposed. Contested Mar 25, 2016, final order Oct 27, 2016. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 14, 2016. Proposed $110, current $75. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 25, 2016, final order Oct 27, 2016. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 14, 2016. Proposed $110, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 25, 2016, final order Oct 27, 2016. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 14, 2016. Proposed $110, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Contested Mar 25, 2016, final order Oct 27, 2016. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 14, 2016. Proposed $225, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 25, 2016, final order Oct 27, 2016. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 14, 2016. Proposed $3,035, current $1,350. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 25, 2016, final order Oct 27, 2016. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 14, 2016. Proposed $2,025, current $1,350. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 25, 2016, final order Oct 27, 2016. 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 341208361. 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 341208361, 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.