Inspection record, Vernon

Rose Meat Services Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 18, 2019

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Accident inspection in Vernon: 2 citations, $16,850. One of 2 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Rose Meat Services Inc. at 4561 Loma Vista Ave, Vernon (Los Angeles County) on Apr 18, 2019. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 82 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 2 citations (1 serious) and proposed $22,050 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $16,850. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Mar 19, 2021. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203(a)(4), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued May 21, 2019. Proposed $5,850, current $650. 1 worker exposed. Contested May 30, 2019, final order Dec 18, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4543(c), Guarding of Meat Cutting Band Saw Blades Serious
Issued May 21, 2019. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 1 worker exposed. Contested May 30, 2019, final order Dec 18, 2019. Read the rule.

The accident

Apr 5, 2019. Employee amputates finger when contacting blade
Keywords: amputated,bandsaw,blade,finger,meat processing,meat slicing machine

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 343950788. 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 343950788, checked Nov 4, 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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