What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Vopak Terminal Los Angeles, Inc. at 401 Canal Street, Wilmington (Los Angeles County) on Feb 14, 2022. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 45 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 5 citations (0 serious) and proposed $12,275 in penalties; the current total is $2,435. 5 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jan 15, 2024. 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 22, 2022. Proposed $375, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 25, 2023, final order Dec 5, 2023. Abatement due Jul 18, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 22, 2022. Proposed $1,405, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 25, 2023, final order Dec 5, 2023. Abatement due Jul 18, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 22, 2022. Proposed $935, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 25, 2023, final order Dec 5, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 22, 2022. Proposed $1,125, current $1,125. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 25, 2023, final order Dec 5, 2023. Abatement due Jul 29, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 22, 2022. Proposed $8,435, current $935. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 25, 2023, final order Dec 5, 2023. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: arm,back,burn,fall,fall on same level,forearm,hand,hot water,hot work,pipe,pipeline,rain,slip,slippery surface,steam,steam line,walking surface,water,weather,wrist 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 345782577. 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 345782577, 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.