What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Los Angeles Apparel, Inc. at 1020 E. 59th Street, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) on Jul 29, 2020. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 1,200 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 17 citations (6 serious, 1 willful) and proposed $100,300 in penalties; the current total is $100,300. 17 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 6 workers died in the event that led to this inspection. 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 Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $450, current $450. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $450, current $450. 6 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $450, current $450. 6 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $335, current $335. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $335, current $335. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $335, current $335. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $675, current $675. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $335, current $335. 1,200 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Abatement due Mar 4, 2021. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $335, current $335. 1,200 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Abatement due Mar 4, 2021. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $1,350, current $1,350. 6 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Abatement due Mar 4, 2021. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $25,000, current $25,000. 6 instances. 1,200 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $25,000, current $25,000. 6 instances. 1,200 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Abatement due Feb 12, 2021. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 3 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $4,500, current $4,500. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $4,500, current $4,500. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $4,500, current $4,500. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 5, 2021. Proposed $25,000, current $25,000. 6 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Feb 22, 2021, final order Feb 28, 2023. Abatement due Feb 12, 2021. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: infectious disease 6 deaths
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 344890256. 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 344890256, 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.