Inspection record, Manhattan Beach

Mario Ramirez Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 26, 2020

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

Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Manhattan Beach: 2 citations, $9,625, 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 an accident inspection of Mario Ramirez at 1140 11th St., Manhattan Beach (Los Angeles County) on May 26, 2020. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 4 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 2 citations (2 serious) and proposed $11,425 in penalties; the current total is $9,625. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case is still open. 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 01001: 8 CCR 1509(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) Serious
Issued Dec 30, 2020. Proposed $625, current $625. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 28, 2021, final order Nov 16, 2022. Abatement due Jan 19, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 1675(B) Serious
Issued Dec 30, 2020. Proposed $10,800, current $9,000. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 28, 2021, final order Nov 16, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1670(A), Fall protection (construction) Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Dec 30, 2020. Proposed $4,500, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 28, 2021, final order Nov 16, 2022. Read the rule.

The accident

May 26, 2020. Employee is killed when unsecured ladder falls
Keywords: blunt force trauma,extension ladder,fall,fall protection,falling object,head,painter,residential construction,spray painting,struck against,unsecured,unstable position 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 344916457. 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 344916457, 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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