What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Argo Spring Manufacturing CO Inc at 13930 Shoemaker Ave, Norwalk (Los Angeles County) on Dec 7, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 42 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 7 citations (1 serious) and proposed $42,005 in penalties; the current total is $17,320. 7 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jul 13, 2023. The employer has 2 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 Apr 24, 2019. Proposed $325, current $325. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 14, 2019, final order Jun 29, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 24, 2019. Proposed $325, current $325. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 14, 2019, final order Jun 29, 2020. Abatement due May 13, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 24, 2019. Proposed $485, current $485. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 14, 2019, final order Jun 29, 2020. Abatement due May 13, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 24, 2019. Proposed $485, current $485. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 14, 2019, final order Jun 29, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 24, 2019. Proposed $4,385, current $650. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 14, 2019, final order Jun 29, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 24, 2019. Proposed $21,600, current $650. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 14, 2019, final order Jun 29, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 24, 2019. Proposed $14,400, current $14,400. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 14, 2019, final order Jun 29, 2020. Read the rule.
The accident
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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 343662698. 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 343662698, 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.