What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of Synear Foods USA, LLC at 9601 Canoga Avenue, Chatsworth (Los Angeles County) on Sep 18, 2023. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 53 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 13 citations (3 serious) and proposed $27,380 in penalties; the current total is $16,525. 13 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. The employer has 7 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 Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $350, current $350. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $1,050, current $825. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $260, current $205. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Abatement due Feb 21, 2024, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $260, current $205. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Abatement due Feb 21, 2024, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $350, current $275. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $260, current $205. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $175, current $135. 4 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $350, current $275. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $350, current $275. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Abatement due Feb 21, 2024, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $350, current $275. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Abatement due Feb 21, 2024, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $6,300, current $3,600. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $9,450, current $5,400. 3 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 17, 2024. Proposed $7,875, current $4,500. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2024, final order Jul 17, 2024. 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 346980089. 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 346980089, 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.