What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Ernie & Sons Scaffolding at 1101 S. Flower St, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Jan 9, 2019. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 40 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 3 citations (0 serious) and proposed $1,310 in penalties; the current total is $1,050. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 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.
Issued Apr 18, 2019. Proposed $375, current $300. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2019, final order Oct 29, 2019. Abatement due May 20, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 18, 2019. Proposed $185, current $150. 162 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2019, final order Oct 29, 2019. Abatement due May 20, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Apr 18, 2019. Proposed $750, current $600. 40 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2019, final order Oct 29, 2019. Abatement due May 20, 2019. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: bus,caught between,construction,entangled,fracture,leg,metal pole,metal fence,struck by,structural collapse 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 343707618. 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 343707618, 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.