What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of SDS Industries , Inc. at 10241 Norris Ave., Pacoima (Los Angeles County) on Mar 5, 2020. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 210 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (3 serious) and proposed $16,300 in penalties; the current total is $9,900. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Oct 18, 2021. 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 Jul 2, 2020. Proposed $400, current $325. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2020, final order Oct 13, 2020. Abatement due Aug 3, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 2, 2020. Proposed $200, current $160. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2020, final order Oct 13, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 2, 2020. Proposed $300, current $160. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2020, final order Oct 13, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 2, 2020. Proposed $600, current $160. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2020, final order Oct 13, 2020. Abatement due Aug 3, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 2, 2020. Proposed $200, current $160. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2020, final order Oct 13, 2020. Abatement due Aug 3, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 2, 2020. Proposed $200, current $160. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2020, final order Oct 13, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 2, 2020. Proposed $5,400, current $2,925. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2020, final order Oct 13, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 2, 2020. Proposed $3,600, current $2,925. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2020, final order Oct 13, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 2, 2020. Proposed $5,400, current $2,925. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2020, final order Oct 13, 2020. 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 344680640. 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 344680640, 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.