Inspection record, Westlake Village

Conejo Hardwoods, Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 19, 2020

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Accident inspection in Westlake Village: 2 citations, $413. 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 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Conejo Hardwoods, Inc at 31275 la Baya Drive, Westlake Village (Ventura County) on Aug 19, 2020. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 25 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 2 citations (0 serious) and proposed $900 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $413. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case is still open.

Citations

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

Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3314(c), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Dec 21, 2020. Proposed $450, current $113. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 12, 2021, final order Dec 17, 2021. Abatement due Jan 25, 2021. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 4184(b), Cranes and derricks, general General
Issued Dec 21, 2020. Proposed $450, current $300. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 12, 2021, final order Dec 17, 2021. Abatement due Jan 25, 2021. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203(a), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Dec 21, 2020. Proposed $250, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 12, 2021, final order Dec 17, 2021. Abatement due Jan 25, 2021. Read the rule.

The accident

Jun 27, 2020. Employee lacerates fingers while using slab-mizer to plane w
Keywords: blade,caught in,e gi iv (no lockout),finger,hand,jammed,laceration,lockout/tagout,manufacturing,planing,planing machine,router,wood,wood slab 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 344895909. 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 344895909, checked Nov 4, 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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