CHIEF AUTO PARTS
16009 SEPULVEDA AVE, CERRITOS, CA 90701
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Inspection records
Dec 13, 1999#300758059Dec 13, 1999Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#300758059$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300758059
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 13, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 29, 1999
- Closed
- Dec 29, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 222
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 16069 Shoemaker Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Apr 17, 1998#300755857Apr 17, 1998Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#300755857$1,6853 viol.3 violations$1,685 in penalties
Inspection #300755857
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 17, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 8, 1998
- Contested
- Oct 13, 1998
- Final Order
- Mar 16, 1999
- Closed
- Mar 8, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,685
- Penalties on Record
- $1,685
- Site Address
- 16069 S Shoemaker Av, Cerritos, CA 90703
- 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 struck by gate
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 342 Reporting Work-Connected Fatalities and Serious Injuries OSHA citation code: 342 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $375 | $375 | Oct 6, 1999 | - | Mar 16, 1999 |
| 01002 | 14301 Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses OSHA citation code: 14301 B | Other | 1 | 150 | $375 | $375 | Oct 6, 1998 | - | Mar 16, 1999 |
| 01003 | 3328 Machinery and Equipment OSHA citation code: 3328 G | Other | 1 | 150 | $935 | $935 | Sep 11, 1998 | Oct 13, 1998 | Mar 16, 1999 |
Feb 13, 1997#120326368Feb 13, 1997Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120326368$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120326368
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 13, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 13, 1997
- Closed
- Feb 13, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 212
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 16069 Shoemaker Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703
- 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.
Aug 29, 1996#120122916Aug 29, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#120122916$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120122916
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 29, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 3, 1996
- Closed
- Sep 4, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 16069 Shoemaker Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703
- 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.
Nov 22, 1995#120123500Nov 22, 1995Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#120123500$2,2007 viol.7 violations$2,200 in penalties
Inspection #120123500
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 22, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 9, 1996
- Contested
- Feb 23, 1996
- Closed
- Dec 29, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 222
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,415
- Penalties on Record
- $2,200
- Site Address
- 16069 Shoemaker Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Feb 23, 1996. Final orders are recorded through Dec 24, 1996. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 B01 | Other | 1 | 222 | $375 | $0 | Feb 13, 1996 | Feb 23, 1996 | Dec 24, 1996 |
| 01002 | 3650 Industrial Trucks. General OSHA citation code: 3650 D | Other | 1 | 60 | $285 | $0 | Feb 13, 1996 | - | Dec 24, 1996 |
| 01003 | 3664 Operating Rules OSHA citation code: 3664 A12 | Other | 1 | 1 | $375 | $375 | Feb 13, 1996 | - | - |
| 01004 | 3650 Industrial Trucks. General OSHA citation code: 3650 D | Other | 1 | 60 | $285 | $285 | Feb 13, 1996 | - | - |
| 02001 | 3272 Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways OSHA citation code: 3272 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $2,345 | $420 | Feb 5, 1996 | Feb 23, 1996 | Dec 24, 1996 |
| 03001 | 3664 Operating Rules OSHA citation code: 3664 A11 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | $560 | Feb 13, 1996 | Feb 23, 1996 | Dec 24, 1996 |
| 04001 | 3664 Operating Rules OSHA citation code: 3664 A12 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | $560 | Feb 13, 1996 | Feb 23, 1996 | Dec 24, 1996 |
Nov 10, 1993#112131313Nov 10, 1993Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#112131313$5001 viol.1 violation$500 in penalties
Inspection #112131313
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 10, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 28, 1993
- Contested
- Jan 21, 1994
- Final Order
- Apr 14, 1994
- Closed
- Sep 1, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $500
- Penalties on Record
- $500
- Site Address
- 16009 Sepulveda Ave, Cerritos, CA 90701
- 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 fractures knee when thrown from pallet jack
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 B | Other | 1 | - | $500 | $500 | Jan 27, 1994 | Jan 21, 1994 | Apr 14, 1994 |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
6 inspections, 1993 to 1999. 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.