Inspection record, San Pedro

Coppa Woodworking Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 11, 2019

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Planned inspection in San Pedro: 17 citations, $19,915. One of 3 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 Coppa Woodworking Inc at 1231 Paraiso St, San Pedro (Los Angeles County) on Jan 11, 2019. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 13 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 17 citations (4 serious, 1 repeat) and proposed $44,645 in penalties; the current total is $19,915. 17 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3241(A), Live loads General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $275, current $275. 3 instances. 12 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3276(F), Portable ladders General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $275, current $275. 12 instances. 12 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2500.8(a)(1), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $135, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3209(A) General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $205, current $135. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3221(B), Fire prevention plan General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $305, current $135. 12 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3314(G), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $515, current $135. 12 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5143(A)(5) General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $135, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5144(C), Respiratory protection General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $205, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5155(E), Airborne contaminants General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $205, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5446(E) General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $135, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5446(H) General
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $135, current $135. 12 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Abatement due May 29, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4306(E) Serious
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $6,185, current $3,710. 12 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4309(B) Serious
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $4,950, current $3,710. 12 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4309(D) Serious
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $4,950, current $3,710. 12 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 2340.16(c), Electrical work space Repeat
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $700, current $700. 2 instances. 13 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4309(A)(2) Serious
Issued Apr 29, 2019. Proposed $25,200, current $6,185. 12 workers exposed. Contested May 11, 2019, final order Jun 20, 2022. 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 343712857. 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 343712857, 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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