What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a unprogrammed related inspection of Penguin Natural Food Inc. at 4400 Alcoa Ave., Vernon (Los Angeles County) on Jan 26, 2023. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 101 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 3 citations (1 serious) and proposed $23,635 in penalties; the current total is $22,600. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 3 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jan 6, 2026. 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 Jun 2, 2023. Proposed $5,000, current $4,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2023, final order Jun 27, 2025. Abatement due Jul 7, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 2, 2023. Proposed $635, current $600. 6 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2023, final order Jun 27, 2025. Abatement due Jul 7, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 2, 2023. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2023, final order Jun 27, 2025. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 2, 2023. Proposed $425, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2023, final order Jun 27, 2025. Abatement due Jul 7, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 2, 2023. Proposed $635, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2023, final order Jun 27, 2025. Abatement due Jul 7, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 2, 2023. Proposed $850, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2023, final order Jun 27, 2025. 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 346709322. 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 346709322, 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.