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PACIFIC RAGS INC
$10,760
penalties
10
viol.
2
insp.

PACIFIC RAGS INC

817 EAST GAGE AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90001NAICS 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspections
2
Apr 2005 to Sep 2009 · 1 safety, 1 health
Violations
10
across 2 inspections
Penalties on record
$10,760
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 1Willful 0Repeat 0Other 9

Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology

Inspection records

Sep 30, 2009Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#126199272$2,5007 viol.

Inspection #126199272

Dates

Opened
Sep 30, 2009
Closing Conference Date
Dec 10, 2009
Closed
Jul 9, 2010

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
65
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
7
Violation Types
7 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$2,500
Penalties on Record
$2,500
Site Address
817 East Gage Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001
Industry
423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

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 (7 of 7 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013203
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
OSHA citation code: 3203 B02
Other1-$325$325Jan 7, 2010--
010023203
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
OSHA citation code: 3203 A
Other365$485$485Jan 7, 2010--
010033225
Maintenance and Access to Exits
OSHA citation code: 3225 A01
Other18$485$485Dec 15, 2009--
010043272
Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways
OSHA citation code: 3272 B
Other16$485$485Jan 7, 2010--
010053366
Washing Facilities
OSHA citation code: 3366 D
Other140$240$240Jan 7, 2010--
010063366
Washing Facilities
OSHA citation code: 3366 E
Other140$240$240Jan 7, 2010--
010073400
Medical Services and First Aid
OSHA citation code: 3400 C
Other165$240$240Jan 7, 2010--
Apr 13, 2005Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#307164483$8,2603 viol.

Inspection #307164483

Dates

Opened
Apr 13, 2005
Closing Conference Date
Jun 5, 2005
Closed
Mar 4, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
24
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$8,260
Penalties on Record
$8,260
Site Address
817 East Gage Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90001
Industry
423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

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.

AmputationHospitalizationApr 4, 2005

Locking mechanism amputates employee's finger tip

Injury: AmputationBody part: Finger(s)Source: MachineEvent: Caught In or Between

Violations

Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013203
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
OSHA citation code: 3203 A
Other124$110$110Jul 9, 2005--
01002342
Reporting Work-Connected Fatalities and Serious Injuries
OSHA citation code: 342 A
Other124$5,000$5,000Jul 11, 2005--
020012340.23
Openings (Repealed)
Serious224$3,150$3,150Jul 6, 2005--
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About these records

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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.

Standards cited

3203Injury and Illness Prevention Program3 citations · $920
3366Washing Facilities2 citations · $480
2340.23Openings (Repealed)1 citation · $3,150

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer5.0
Industry average2.6
Penalties per inspection
This employer$5,380
Industry average$2,642

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods, 24,701 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: recyclable material merchant wholesalers reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.0%; NAICS 42393 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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