What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of House Foods America Corporation at 7351 Orangewood Ave, Garden Grove (Orange County) on Jul 18, 2017. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. The record lists 150 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 10 citations (4 serious) and proposed $19,155 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $15,330. 10 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jun 5, 2018. The employer has 6 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Oct 3, 2017. Proposed $280, current $225. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Oct 31, 2017, final order Mar 30, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 3, 2017. Proposed $420, current $335. 150 workers exposed. Contested Oct 31, 2017, final order Mar 30, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 3, 2017. Proposed $420, current $335. 2 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 31, 2017, final order Mar 30, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 3, 2017. Proposed $560, current $450. 50 workers exposed. Contested Oct 31, 2017, final order Mar 30, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 3, 2017. Proposed $420, current $335. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 31, 2017, final order Mar 30, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 3, 2017. Proposed $185, current $150. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 31, 2017, final order Mar 30, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 3, 2017. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 31, 2017, final order Mar 30, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 3, 2017. Proposed $5,060, current $4,050. 50 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 31, 2017, final order Mar 30, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 3, 2017. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 31, 2017, final order Mar 30, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 3, 2017. Proposed $5,060, current $4,050. 2 instances. 20 workers exposed. Contested Oct 31, 2017, final order Mar 30, 2018. 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 342476116. 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 342476116, checked Nov 4, 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.