What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Lekos Dye & Finishing, Inc. at 3131 E Harcourt St, East Rancho Dominguez (Los Angeles County) on Sep 1, 2021. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 85 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (3 serious) and proposed $30,935 in penalties; the current total is $30,935. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Feb 23, 2022. Proposed $325, current $325. 5 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2022, final order May 29, 2024. Abatement due Mar 30, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 23, 2022. Proposed $240, current $240. 2 instances. 85 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2022, final order May 29, 2024. Abatement due Mar 30, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 23, 2022. Proposed $485, current $485. 75 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2022, final order May 29, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 23, 2022. Proposed $365, current $365. 75 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2022, final order May 29, 2024. Abatement due Mar 30, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 23, 2022. Proposed $160, current $160. 85 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2022, final order May 29, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 23, 2022. Proposed $5,850, current $5,850. 5 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2022, final order May 29, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 23, 2022. Proposed $7,310, current $7,310. 75 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2022, final order May 29, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 23, 2022. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 75 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2022, final order May 29, 2024. Read the rule.
The accident
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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 345507396. 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 345507396, 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.