What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal, Inc. at 1815 S. Soto Street, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Apr 12, 2019. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 50 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 11 citations (4 serious) and proposed $29,520 in penalties; the current total is $16,580. 11 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Dec 2, 2019. The employer has 3 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 Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $420, current $420. 50 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $560, current $560. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 2019. Abatement due Nov 4, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $375, current $375. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $420, current $420. 2 instances. 50 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 2019. Abatement due Nov 4, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $280, current $280. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $280, current $280. 2 instances. 15 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $185, current $185. 50 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $9,000, current $2,250. 3 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $9,000, current $3,375. 3 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $4,500, current $3,375. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $4,500, current $5,060. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 1, 2019. Proposed $4,500, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 24, 2019, final order Nov 18, 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 343938171. 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 343938171, 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.