Inspection record, Irvine

Jalita Corporation Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 31, 2020

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Unprogrammed related inspection in Irvine: 1 citation, $16,200, 1 death investigated. The employer's only inspection on record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a unprogrammed related inspection of Jalita Corporation at 1902 Deere Avenue, Irvine (Orange County) on Mar 31, 2020. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 5 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 1 citation (1 serious) and proposed $16,200 in penalties; the current total is $16,200. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Sep 19, 2023. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3212(E), Floor openings and wall openings Serious
Issued Dec 23, 2020. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 21, 2021, final order Aug 24, 2021. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1670(A), Fall protection (construction) Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Dec 23, 2020. Proposed $5,625, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 21, 2021, final order Aug 24, 2021. Read the rule.

The accident

Mar 31, 2020. EMPLOYEE IS KILLED IN FALL THROUGH SKYLIGHT
Keywords: air hose,concrete,construction,fall,fall protection,repair,roof,skylight,walking backward 1 death

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 344718218. 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 344718218, 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.

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