What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Q&b Foods Inc. at 15547 First St, Irwindale (Los Angeles County) on Sep 23, 2021. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 130 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (2 serious) and proposed $11,395 in penalties; the current total is $7,535. 5 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Oct 7, 2022. The employer has 5 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 4, 2022. Proposed $335, current $335. 3 instances. 15 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 4, 2022. Proposed $225, current $225. 3 instances. 20 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 4, 2022. Proposed $450, current $150. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 23, 2022, final order Jul 28, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 4, 2022. Proposed $450, current $450. 3 instances. 5 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 4, 2022. Proposed $375, current $375. 40 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 24, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 4, 2022. Proposed $560, current $150. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 23, 2022, final order Jul 28, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 4, 2022. Proposed $600, current $150. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 23, 2022, final order Jul 28, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 4, 2022. Proposed $300, current $300. 81 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 24, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 4, 2022. Proposed $4,050, current $2,700. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 23, 2022, final order Jul 28, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 4, 2022. Proposed $4,050, current $2,700. 6 workers exposed. Contested Feb 23, 2022, final order Jul 28, 2022. Read the rule.
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 345544480. 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 345544480, 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.