Inspection record, Chatsworth

Zero Tolerance Entertainment, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 8, 2018

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Chatsworth: 3 citations, $18,305, 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 Zero Tolerance Entertainment, Inc. at 20525 Nordhoff St., Unit 25, Chatsworth (Los Angeles County) on May 8, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 36 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 3 citations (2 serious) and proposed $18,305 in penalties; the current total is $18,305. The case closed on Oct 28, 2019. 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 3203(A)(2), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Nov 6, 2018. Proposed $305, current $305. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 12, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3210(C), Guardrails at elevated locations Serious
Issued Nov 6, 2018. Proposed $9,000, current $9,000. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3657(J)(1) Serious
Issued Nov 6, 2018. Proposed $9,000, current $9,000. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Read the rule.

The accident

May 7, 2018. Employee is killed in 16 foot fall to concrete slab
Keywords: concrete slab,fall,pallet,powered industrial vehicle,storage rack,struck against 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 343156477. 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 343156477, 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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