What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a unprogrammed related inspection of Camino Real Food, Inc. at 2638 E Vernon Ave, Vernon (Los Angeles County) on Jan 25, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 380 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 4 citations (1 serious) and proposed $16,465 in penalties; the current total is $3,570. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Feb 16, 2021. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Jun 19, 2018. Proposed $315, current $160. 3 workers exposed. Contested Jul 6, 2018, final order Aug 23, 2018. Abatement due Aug 6, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 19, 2018. Proposed $425, current $325. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 6, 2018, final order Aug 23, 2018. Abatement due Aug 6, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 19, 2018. Proposed $425, current $160. 380 workers exposed. Contested Jul 6, 2018, final order Aug 23, 2018. Abatement due Aug 6, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 19, 2018. Proposed $15,300, current $2,925. 3 instances. 380 workers exposed. Contested Jul 6, 2018, final order Aug 23, 2018. Abatement due Aug 6, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 19, 2018. Proposed $425, current $0. 380 workers exposed. Contested Jul 6, 2018, final order Aug 23, 2018. Abatement due Aug 6, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 19, 2018. Proposed $315, current $0. 380 workers exposed. Contested Jul 6, 2018, final order Aug 23, 2018. Abatement due Aug 6, 2018. Read the rule.
The accident
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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 342902244. 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 342902244, 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.