COMMONWEALTH ALUMINUM
2303 JEFFERSON STREET, TORRANCE, CA 90501
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Inspection records
Aug 15, 2001#300761814Aug 15, 2001Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#300761814$18,3752 viol.2 violations$18,375 in penalties
Inspection #300761814
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 15, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 15, 2001
- Contested
- Feb 7, 2002
- Final Order
- Feb 27, 2004
- Closed
- Sep 13, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $21,375
- Penalties on Record
- $18,375
- Site Address
- 2303 Jefferson Street, Torrance, CA 90501
- 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 arm amputated by aluminum sheet roller
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3273 Working Area OSHA citation code: 3273 A | Other | 1 | 3 | $3,375 | $375 | Jan 17, 2002 | Feb 7, 2002 | Feb 27, 2004 |
| 03001 | 4002 Moving Parts of Machinery or Equipment OSHA citation code: 4002 A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Jan 9, 2002 | Feb 7, 2002 | Feb 27, 2004 |
Sep 25, 1998#120300504Sep 25, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#120300504$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120300504
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 25, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 25, 1998
- Closed
- Sep 25, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 32
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2303 Jefferson Street, Torrance, CA 90501
- 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 10, 1997#125995464Nov 10, 1997Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#125995464$7,73020 viol.20 violations$7,730 in penalties
Inspection #125995464
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 10, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 2, 1998
- Closed
- Jul 7, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 20
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 13 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,155
- Penalties on Record
- $7,730
- Site Address
- 2303 Jefferson St., Torrance, CA 90501
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (16 of 20 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 2340.16 Work Space About Electric Equipment OSHA citation code: 23400016 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $150 | $0 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002 | 2340.23 Openings (Repealed) OSHA citation code: 23400023 A | Other | 5 | 5 | $225 | $225 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01003 | 2340.24 Discontinued Circuits | Other | 1 | 1 | $150 | $0 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01004 | 2395.51 Effective Grounding OSHA citation code: 23950051 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $150 | $150 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01005 | 2500.10 Pull at Joints and Terminals OSHA citation code: 25000010 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $150 | $0 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01006 | 2500.8 Uses Not Permitted OSHA citation code: 25000008 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $150 | $0 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01007 | 3219 Maintenance of Fire Protection Equipment, Materials and Assemblies OSHA citation code: 3219 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $225 | $225 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01008 | 3578 Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding OSHA citation code: 3578 G | Other | 1 | 1 | $225 | $225 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01009 | 4650 Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders OSHA citation code: 4650 E | Other | 1 | 1 | $150 | $150 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01010 | 5042 Safe Operating Practices OSHA citation code: 5042 A03 | Other | 1 | 1 | $225 | $225 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01011 | 5042 Safe Operating Practices OSHA citation code: 5042 A02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $150 | $0 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01012 | 5194 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 5194 F04 | Other | 2 | 20 | $150 | $150 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 01013 | 3400 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 3400 C | Other | 1 | 30 | $305 | $305 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 02001 | 2340.22 Identification of Equipment OSHA citation code: 23400022 A | Serious | 10 | 20 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Apr 10, 1998 | - | - |
| 03001 | 4002 Moving Parts of Machinery or Equipment OSHA citation code: 4002 A | Serious | 3 | 3 | $1,125 | $1,125 | Apr 10, 1998 | - | - |
| 04001 | 4070 Guarding OSHA citation code: 4070 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $750 | $750 | Apr 10, 1998 | - | - |
Showing the 16 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 20 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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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.
3 inspections, 1997 to 2001. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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