Inspection record, Laguna Beach

Acker Resources Cal/OSHA Inspection, Nov 29, 2017

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Accident inspection in Laguna Beach: 5 citations, $21,250. 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 Acker Resources at 32052 Sunset Ave., Laguna Beach (Orange County) on Nov 29, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 2 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (2 serious) and proposed $21,250 in penalties; the current total is $21,250. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Oct 19, 2023.

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 Apr 4, 2018. Proposed $5,000, current $5,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 6, 2018, final order Mar 20, 2020. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1509(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Apr 4, 2018. Proposed $195, current $195. 1 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3650(T)(1), Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued Apr 4, 2018. Proposed $195, current $195. 1 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1621(A), Railings and toeboards (construction) Serious
Issued Apr 4, 2018. Proposed $13,500, current $13,500. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 6, 2018, final order Mar 20, 2020. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 1712(C)(1) Serious
Issued Apr 4, 2018. Proposed $2,360, current $2,360. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 6, 2018, final order Mar 20, 2020. Read the rule.

The accident

Nov 17, 2017. Employee falls from ledge and into a trash enclosure and suf
Keywords: back,bulldozer,fall,fracture,leg,powered industrial vehicle,roll-over,spine 1 hospitalized

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 342802360. 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 342802360, 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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