Inspection record, Valencia

Lief Organics, LLC Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 23, 2017

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

Complaint inspection in Valencia: 16 citations, $7,610. One of 6 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 Lief Organics, LLC at 29013 Avenue Penn, Valencia (Los Angeles County) on Mar 23, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 43 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 16 citations (2 serious) and proposed $7,610 in penalties; the current total is $7,610. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Sep 23, 2019. The employer has 5 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 Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $275, current $275. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 4300.32(a)(4) General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $275, current $275. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.12(a) General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $135, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2340.22(b) General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $135, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2500.8(a)(4), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $310, current $310. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3214(A), Stair rails and handrails General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $205, current $205. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3308 General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $205, current $205. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3314(G)(2)(A), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $310, current $310. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3338(A) General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $135, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5194(E)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 6151(C)(1), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 6151(E)(1), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $135, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3209(A) Serious
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $2,475, current $2,475. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 5, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3942(A) Serious
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $2,475, current $2,475. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 5, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4050(A) Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $2,475, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 5, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4051(A) Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 16, 2017. Proposed $2,475, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 5, 2017, completed. 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 342200946. 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 342200946, 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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