Inspection record, San Pedro

American Marine Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 18, 2024

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in San Pedro: 6 citations, $101,715, 1 death investigated. One of 5 inspections on this employer's 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 American Marine at 1500 S. Barracuda Street, San Pedro (Los Angeles County) on Mar 18, 2024. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 45 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 6 citations (2 serious, 1 willful) and proposed $101,715 in penalties; the current total is $101,715. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 4 other inspections on its California record.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 5021(A) General
Issued Sep 17, 2024. Proposed $305, current $305. 1 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3668(A), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Sep 17, 2024. Proposed $305, current $305. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 21, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5006.1(a) General
Issued Sep 17, 2024. Proposed $305, current $305. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 21, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3203(A)(4), Injury and Illness Prevention Program Serious
Issued Sep 17, 2024. Proposed $14,400, current $14,400. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 15, 2025, no final order yet. Abatement due Oct 4, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3203(A)(7), Injury and Illness Prevention Program Serious
Issued Sep 17, 2024. Proposed $14,400, current $14,400. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 15, 2025, no final order yet. Abatement due Oct 4, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3314(D), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Willful
Issued Sep 17, 2024. Proposed $72,000, current $72,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 15, 2025, no final order yet. Abatement due Oct 4, 2024. Read the rule.

The accident

Mar 18, 2024. Employee is killed when decapitated by forks while working o
Keywords: crushed,decapitated,falling object,forklift,forks,struck by 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 347354433. 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 347354433, 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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