Inspection record, Corona

Republic Bag Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 27, 2018

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Accident inspection in Corona: 4 citations, $33,750. One of 5 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 an accident inspection of Republic Bag Inc at 580 E. Harrison St.,, Corona (Riverside County) on Apr 27, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 100 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 4 citations (3 serious) and proposed $40,120 in penalties; the current total is $33,750. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Nov 16, 2019. The employer has 4 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 3203(A)(7)(C), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Aug 13, 2018. Proposed $750, current $450. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 17, 2018, final order Aug 21, 2019. Abatement due Sep 7, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4187 Serious
Issued Aug 13, 2018. Proposed $8,435, current $5,400. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 17, 2018, final order Aug 21, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3314(G)(2)(A), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Aug 13, 2018. Proposed $8,435, current $5,400. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 17, 2018, final order Aug 21, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3314(C), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Aug 13, 2018. Proposed $22,500, current $22,500. 1 workers exposed. Read the rule.

The accident

Feb 15, 2018. Employee catches hand in machine and thumb is surgically amp
Keywords: amputated,amputation,caught between,hand,jammed,machine guarding,thumb 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 343130530. 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 343130530, 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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