What happened in this inspection
Federal OSHA opened a referral inspection of Western Pump, Inc. at 36 Olf Imperial Beach BLVD., Imperial Beach (San Diego County) on Apr 26, 2019. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 87 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 6 citations (6 serious) and proposed $37,128 in penalties; the current total is $19,500. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Jul 30, 2019. 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 Jun 7, 2019. Proposed $9,282, current $4,875. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 7, 2019. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 7, 2019. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 7, 2019. Proposed $9,282, current $4,875. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 19, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 7, 2019. Proposed $9,282, current $4,875. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 1, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 7, 2019. Proposed $9,282, current $4,875. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 19, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 7, 2019. Proposed $1,327, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: burn,check valve,flammable vapors,forearm,fuel oil 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 343961900. 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 343961900, 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.