What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of West Coast Iron, Inc. at 9302 Jamacha Rd, Spring Valley (San Diego County) on Oct 3, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 75 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (7 serious) and proposed $69,540 in penalties; the current total is $48,535. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 8 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Feb 20, 2019. Proposed $325, current $325. 75 workers exposed. Contested Feb 20, 2019, final order Dec 2, 2022. Abatement due Mar 27, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 20, 2019. Proposed $365, current $365. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 20, 2019, final order Dec 2, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 20, 2019. Proposed $6,075, current $4,385. 15 workers exposed. Contested Feb 20, 2019, final order Dec 2, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 20, 2019. Proposed $20,250, current $20,250. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 20, 2019, final order Dec 2, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 20, 2019. Proposed $6,075, current $4,385. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 20, 2019, final order Dec 2, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 20, 2019. Proposed $6,075, current $4,385. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 20, 2019, final order Dec 2, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 20, 2019. Proposed $6,075, current $4,385. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 20, 2019, final order Dec 2, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 20, 2019. Proposed $20,250, current $7,130. 4 workers exposed. Contested Feb 20, 2019, final order Dec 2, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 20, 2019. Proposed $4,050, current $2,925. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 20, 2019, final order Dec 2, 2022. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: falling object,head,steel beam,struck by,trailer 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 343510293. 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 343510293, 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.