Inspection record, Torrance

Tony Reed Construction, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jun 6, 2017

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

Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Torrance: 8 citations, $13,555, 1 death investigated. The employer's only inspection on 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 Tony Reed Construction, Inc. at 4223 Emerald Street, Torrance (Los Angeles County) on Jun 6, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 30 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (3 serious) and proposed $26,930 in penalties; the current total is $13,555. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Mar 25, 2024. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1509(B), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Nov 22, 2017. Proposed $135, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2017, final order Mar 2, 2022. Abatement due Dec 29, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1509(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Nov 22, 2017. Proposed $685, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2017, final order Mar 2, 2022. Abatement due Dec 29, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1510(A) General
Issued Nov 22, 2017. Proposed $685, current $685. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2017, final order Mar 2, 2022. Abatement due Dec 29, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 1514(A) General
Issued Nov 22, 2017. Proposed $685, current $685. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2017, final order Mar 2, 2022. Abatement due Dec 29, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1621(B), Railings and toeboards (construction) Serious
Issued Nov 22, 2017. Proposed $6,185, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2017, final order Mar 2, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 1637(K)(1), Scaffold planking General
Issued Nov 22, 2017. Proposed $6,185, current $2,000. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2017, final order Mar 2, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 1644(A)(3), Metal scaffolds Serious
Issued Nov 22, 2017. Proposed $6,185, current $4,000. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2017, final order Mar 2, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 1644(A)(6), Metal scaffolds Serious
Issued Nov 22, 2017. Proposed $6,185, current $6,185. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2017, final order Mar 2, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 1549(D) Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Nov 22, 2017. Proposed $18,000, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2017, final order Mar 2, 2022. Read the rule.

The accident

Jun 6, 2017. Worker is struck by falling cinder block and dies
Keywords: cleaning,concrete block,construction,falling object,head,laceration,masonry wall,scaffold,struck by,unsecured 1 death

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 342379211. 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 342379211, 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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