Inspection record, Huntington Beach

Surf City Auto Group, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Oct 3, 2016

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Complaint inspection in Huntington Beach: 10 citations, $1,650. 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 a complaint inspection of Surf City Auto Group, Inc. at 16555 Beach BLVD., Huntington Beach (Orange County) on Oct 3, 2016. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 120 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (0 serious) and proposed $2,990 in penalties; the current total is $1,650. 10 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Sep 26, 2017. 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 461(A) General
Issued Jan 13, 2017. Proposed $375, current $300. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 6, 2017, final order Jul 19, 2017. Abatement due Feb 15, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 461(C) General
Issued Jan 13, 2017. Proposed $375, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 6, 2017, final order Jul 19, 2017. Abatement due Feb 15, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.22(b) General
Issued Jan 13, 2017. Proposed $185, current $150. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 6, 2017, final order Jul 19, 2017. Abatement due Feb 15, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5144(C), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jan 13, 2017. Proposed $375, current $300. 6 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Feb 6, 2017, final order Jul 19, 2017. Abatement due Feb 15, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5162(E), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Jan 13, 2017. Proposed $375, current $300. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 6, 2017, final order Jul 19, 2017. Abatement due Feb 15, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5194(E)(1)(B), Hazard communication General
Issued Jan 13, 2017. Proposed $185, current $150. 6 workers exposed. Contested Feb 6, 2017, final order Jul 19, 2017. Abatement due Feb 15, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5194(H)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued Jan 13, 2017. Proposed $185, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Feb 6, 2017, final order Jul 19, 2017. Abatement due Feb 15, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5450(A) General
Issued Jan 13, 2017. Proposed $185, current $150. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 6, 2017, final order Jul 19, 2017. Abatement due Feb 15, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5453(I) General
Issued Jan 13, 2017. Proposed $375, current $150. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 6, 2017, final order Jul 19, 2017. Abatement due Feb 15, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5549(B) General
Issued Jan 13, 2017. Proposed $375, current $150. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 6, 2017, final order Jul 19, 2017. Abatement due Feb 15, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 6151(C)(1), Portable fire extinguishers General deleted on appeal
Issued Jan 13, 2017. Proposed $185, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Feb 6, 2017, final order Jul 19, 2017. Abatement due Feb 15, 2017. 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 341810521. 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 341810521, 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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