Inspection record, Costa Mesa

United Production Framing Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 21, 2018

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Accident inspection in Costa Mesa: 2 citations, $1,200. One of 30 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 United Production Framing at 1651 Superior Ave., Costa Mesa (Orange County) on May 21, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 694 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 2 citations (0 serious) and proposed $34,000 in penalties; the current total is $1,200. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jul 26, 2021. The employer has 29 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 02001: 8 CCR 1632(B), Floor, roof and wall openings General
Issued Oct 18, 2018. Proposed $25,000, current $600. 15 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2018, final order Jun 16, 2021. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3650(T)(33), Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued Oct 18, 2018. Proposed $9,000, current $600. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2018, final order Jun 16, 2021. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1509(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General deleted on appeal
Issued Oct 18, 2018. Proposed $1,000, current $0. 15 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2018, final order Jun 16, 2021. Abatement due Nov 26, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3381(B) General deleted on appeal
Issued Oct 18, 2018. Proposed $1,500, current $0. 15 workers exposed. Contested Nov 7, 2018, final order Jun 16, 2021. Abatement due Nov 26, 2018. Read the rule.

The accident

May 15, 2018. Employee falls through floor opening and dislocates shoulder
Keywords: concrete,dislocated,erection process,floor hole,floor opening,installing,residential construction,shoulder,unguarded,unguarded fl opening,walking backward,walking surface,wood erection 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 343173373. 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 343173373, 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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