What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a referral inspection of Primo Powder Coating & Sandblasting at 17592 Gothard St., Huntington Beach (Orange County) on Nov 29, 2016. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 9 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 11 citations (6 serious, 3 repeat) and proposed $72,885 in penalties; the current total is $17,485. 11 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 17, 2020. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued May 5, 2017. Proposed $110, current $75. 7 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2017, final order Aug 24, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued May 5, 2017. Proposed $2,250, current $600. 7 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2017, final order Aug 24, 2017. Abatement due Jun 9, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 5, 2017. Proposed $2,250, current $600. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2017, final order Aug 24, 2017. Abatement due Jun 9, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 5, 2017. Proposed $1,800, current $600. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2017, final order Jun 9, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued May 5, 2017. Proposed $2,250, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2017, final order Aug 24, 2017. Abatement due May 17, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 5, 2017. Proposed $3,035, current $1,350. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2017, final order Aug 24, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued May 5, 2017. Proposed $3,035, current $1,350. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2017, final order Aug 24, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued May 5, 2017. Proposed $5,060, current $1,350. 2 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2017, final order Aug 24, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued May 5, 2017. Proposed $5,060, current $135. 2 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2017, final order Aug 24, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued May 5, 2017. Proposed $45,000, current $10,000. 2 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2017, final order Aug 24, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued May 5, 2017. Proposed $3,035, current $1,350. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2017, final order Aug 24, 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 341948008. 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 341948008, 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.