Inspection record, Placentia

Western Mill Fabricators, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 21, 2018

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Planned inspection in Placentia: 9 citations, $7,700. One of 2 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 a planned inspection of Western Mill Fabricators, Inc. at 615 Fee Ana St., Placentia (Orange County) on Aug 21, 2018. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 30 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (4 serious) and proposed $10,715 in penalties; the current total is $7,700. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Mar 12, 2020. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3668(D)(2), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Oct 17, 2018. Proposed $135, current $100. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2018, final order Mar 4, 2019. Abatement due Nov 19, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 4650(E) General
Issued Oct 17, 2018. Proposed $275, current $100. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2018, final order Mar 4, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5144(F)(2), Respiratory protection General
Issued Oct 17, 2018. Proposed $135, current $100. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2018, final order Mar 4, 2019. Abatement due Nov 19, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5144(G), Respiratory protection General
Issued Oct 17, 2018. Proposed $135, current $100. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2018, final order Mar 4, 2019. Abatement due Nov 19, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5144(H)(3)(B), Respiratory protection General
Issued Oct 17, 2018. Proposed $135, current $100. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2018, final order Mar 4, 2019. Abatement due Nov 19, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3577(B) Serious
Issued Oct 17, 2018. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2018, final order Mar 4, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3577(E) Serious
Issued Oct 17, 2018. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2018, final order Mar 4, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3578(G) Serious
Issued Oct 17, 2018. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2018, final order Mar 4, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4650(D) Serious
Issued Oct 17, 2018. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 5 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2018, final order Mar 4, 2019. Read the rule.

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 343405858. 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 343405858, 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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