Inspection record, La Verne

HM Group Usa/Hm Surerock Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 30, 2022

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in La Verne: 5 citations, $21,335, 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 HM Group Usa/Hm Surerock Inc at 1941 Yeager Ave, La Verne (Los Angeles County) on Aug 30, 2022. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 9 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (2 serious) and proposed $21,335 in penalties; the current total is $21,335. 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 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Feb 27, 2023. Proposed $325, current $325. 8 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 3, 2023. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3650(T)(12), Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued Feb 27, 2023. Proposed $435, current $435. 2 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3664(A), Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Feb 27, 2023. Proposed $325, current $325. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 3, 2023. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3650(T)(24), Industrial trucks, operating rules Serious
Issued Feb 27, 2023. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 1 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3650(T)(33), Industrial trucks, operating rules Serious
Issued Feb 27, 2023. Proposed $13,500, current $13,500. 2 workers exposed. Read the rule.

The accident

Aug 29, 2022. Employee is killed when crushed by falling forklift
Keywords: backing up,caught between,crushed,crushing,ejected,forklift,ind trk operator,material handling,rops 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 346186265. 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 346186265, 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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