Inspection record, Hemet

Pyung Choi dba Motel 6 Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 15, 2018

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Hemet: 9 citations, $2,700, 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 Pyung Choi dba Motel 6 at 3885 W. Florida Avenue, Hemet (Riverside County) on Jul 15, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 16 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (1 serious) and proposed $7,650 in penalties; the current total is $2,700. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jun 8, 2020. 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), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jan 4, 2019. Proposed $450, current $165. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 22, 2019, final order Jun 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Jan 4, 2019. Proposed $450, current $165. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 22, 2019, final order Jun 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3273(A), Working area, floors and walkways General
Issued Jan 4, 2019. Proposed $450, current $165. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 22, 2019, final order Jun 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5194(E)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued Jan 4, 2019. Proposed $450, current $165. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 22, 2019, final order Jun 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 6151(C)(1), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jan 4, 2019. Proposed $450, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 22, 2019, final order Jun 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 6151(E)(2), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jan 4, 2019. Proposed $450, current $165. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 22, 2019, final order Jun 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3395(I), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jan 4, 2019. Proposed $450, current $225. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 22, 2019, final order Jun 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3395(G)(2), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jan 4, 2019. Proposed $450, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 22, 2019, final order Jun 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3395(H)(1), Heat illness prevention, outdoor Serious
Issued Jan 4, 2019. Proposed $4,050, current $1,350. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 22, 2019, final order Jun 26, 2019. Read the rule.

The accident

Jul 15, 2018. Employee suffers heat exhaustion and dies
Keywords: cpr,heat,heat exhaustion 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 343300034. 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 343300034, 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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