Inspection record, San Marcos

Hokto Kinoko Company Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 1, 2017

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Accident inspection in San Marcos: 4 citations, $22,675. One of 8 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 Hokto Kinoko Company at 2033 Marilyn Ln, San Marcos (San Diego County) on Mar 1, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 150 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 4 citations (2 serious) and proposed $41,635 in penalties; the current total is $22,675. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jan 29, 2018. The employer has 7 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 342(A), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Jul 27, 2017. Proposed $5,000, current $4,250. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 27, 2017, final order Dec 7, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3272(B) General
Issued Jul 27, 2017. Proposed $635, current $425. 32 workers exposed. Contested Jul 27, 2017, final order Dec 7, 2017. Abatement due Aug 31, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3384(B) Serious
Issued Jul 27, 2017. Proposed $18,000, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 27, 2017, final order Dec 7, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4075(A) Serious
Issued Jul 27, 2017. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 27, 2017, final order Dec 7, 2017. Read the rule.

The accident

Feb 10, 2017. Employee Partially Amputates Finger In Unguarded Chain And S
Keywords: amputated,automatic machine,chain,cleaning,conveyor,finger,sprocket,unguarded

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 342131059. 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 342131059, 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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