CHEF AMERICA, INC.
9601 CANOGA AVE., CHATSWORTH, CA 91602
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Feb 19, 2002#126064344Feb 19, 2002Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#126064344$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126064344
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 19, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 1, 2002
- Closed
- Jul 1, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 9601 Canoga Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Jan 17, 2002#126085620Jan 17, 2002Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#126085620$1,3102 viol.2 violations$1,310 in penalties
Inspection #126085620
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 17, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 27, 2002
- Closed
- Dec 9, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,310
- Penalties on Record
- $1,310
- Site Address
- 9601 Canoga Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee injured when thumb amputated by packaging machine
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 B02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $375 | $375 | Jul 12, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3314 The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout OSHA citation code: 3314 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $935 | $935 | Jul 12, 2002 | - | - |
Jun 9, 2000#119940369Jun 9, 2000Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#119940369$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #119940369
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 9, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 20, 2000
- Closed
- Oct 20, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 550
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 9601 Canoga Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Jul 25, 1997#112180674Jul 25, 1997Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#112180674$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #112180674
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 25, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 9, 1997
- Closed
- Sep 18, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 550
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 9601 Canoga Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91602
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Dec 15, 1994#120076435Dec 15, 1994FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#120076435$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120076435
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 15, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 4, 1995
- Closed
- Jan 4, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 9601 Canoga Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91602
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee dies after struck by stainless steel tub
Oct 21, 1993#119934628Oct 21, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#119934628$7,08511 viol.11 violations$7,085 in penalties
Inspection #119934628
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 21, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 10, 1993
- Closed
- Jan 11, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 9 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,085
- Penalties on Record
- $7,085
- Site Address
- 9601 Canoga Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91602
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A | Other | 2 | 500 | $175 | $175 | Jan 7, 1994 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3210 Guardrails at Elevated Locations OSHA citation code: 3210 A | Other | 3 | 30 | $875 | $875 | Jan 7, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003 | 3272 Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways OSHA citation code: 3272 B | Other | 2 | 20 | $525 | $525 | Jan 7, 1994 | - | - |
| 01004 | 3273 Working Area OSHA citation code: 3273 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $175 | $175 | Jan 7, 1994 | - | - |
| 01005 | 3273 Working Area OSHA citation code: 3273 D | Other | 1 | 5 | $175 | $175 | Jan 7, 1994 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 11 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jun 7, 1993#112172218Jun 7, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#112172218$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #112172218
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 7, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 10, 1993
- Closed
- Jun 11, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 9601 Canoga Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91602
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jun 7, 1993#112172200Jun 7, 1993Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#112172200$5,0001 viol.1 violation$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #112172200
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 7, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 18, 1993
- Closed
- Jun 25, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 9601 Canoga Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Moving chain amputates employees two fingers
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3314 The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout OSHA citation code: 3314 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | May 15, 1993 | - | - |
May 24, 1993#112170014May 24, 1993Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#112170014$1601 viol.1 violation$160 in penalties
Inspection #112170014
Dates
- Opened
- May 24, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 9, 1993
- Closed
- Aug 25, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 550
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $160
- Penalties on Record
- $160
- Site Address
- 9601 Canoga Avenue., Chatsworth, CA 91311
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee's finger amputated while cleaning dough machine
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A07 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $160 | $160 | Aug 20, 1993 | - | - |
Jun 3, 1992#111760385Jun 3, 1992Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111760385$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111760385
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 3, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 3, 1992
- Closed
- Jun 17, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 450
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 9601 Canoga Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
10 inspections, 1992 to 2002. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.