What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Adept Process Services, Inc. at 1505 Cleveland Ave, National City (San Diego County) on Dec 28, 2021. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 22 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 7 citations (2 serious, 1 willful) and proposed $193,050 in penalties; the current total is $78,810. 7 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Dec 4, 2023. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 2 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 Jun 28, 2022. Proposed $450, current $450. 8 workers exposed. Contested Jun 29, 2022, final order Oct 26, 2023. Abatement due Aug 1, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 28, 2022. Proposed $450, current $450. 20 workers exposed. Contested Jun 29, 2022, final order Oct 26, 2023. Abatement due Aug 1, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 28, 2022. Proposed $450, current $450. 8 workers exposed. Contested Jun 29, 2022, final order Oct 26, 2023. Abatement due Aug 1, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 28, 2022. Proposed $18,900, current $600. 7 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Jun 29, 2022, final order Oct 26, 2023. Abatement due Jul 13, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 28, 2022. Proposed $18,900, current $12,600. 5 workers exposed. Contested Jun 29, 2022, final order Oct 26, 2023. Abatement due Jul 13, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 28, 2022. Proposed $18,900, current $1,260. 15 workers exposed. Contested Jun 29, 2022, final order Oct 26, 2023. Abatement due Jul 13, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 28, 2022. Proposed $135,000, current $63,000. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jun 29, 2022, final order Oct 26, 2023. Abatement due Jul 13, 2022, completed. 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 345703532. 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 345703532, 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.