What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Hocking International Laboratories, Inc. at 980 Ranchero Dr, San Marcos (San Diego County) on Jul 31, 2019. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 45 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 6 citations (3 serious) and proposed $31,165 in penalties; the current total is $31,165. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jun 30, 2020. 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.
Issued Jan 9, 2020. Proposed $185, current $185. 5 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 9, 2020. Proposed $420, current $420. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 9, 2020. Proposed $750, current $750. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 20, 2020, final order Jun 23, 2020. Abatement due Feb 5, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 9, 2020. Proposed $5,060, current $5,060. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Jan 20, 2020, final order Jun 23, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 9, 2020. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 20, 2020, final order Jun 23, 2020. Abatement due Jan 21, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 9, 2020. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Jan 20, 2020, final order Jun 23, 2020. Read the rule.
The accident
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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 344190145. 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 344190145, 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.