Inspection #101239341

Name: OSHA Inspection #101239341: GARDENA SPECIALIZED PROCESSING
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of GARDENA SPECIALIZED PROCESSING at 16520 South Figueroa, Gardena, CA 90248 on Nov 4, 1987. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Apr 8, 1988.

OSHA documented 19 violations (6 serious, 13 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $940. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 36 air monitoring samples covering 17 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), Chromic Acid and Chromates (as CrO3), Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, and 12 more.

This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 101239341
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Nov 4, 1987
Closed: Apr 8, 1988
Total Violations: 19
Penalties on Record: $940
Initial Penalties: $940
Related Activity: 1 complaint

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.

Establishment

Name: GARDENA SPECIALIZED PROCESSING
Address: 16520 South Figueroa, Gardena, CA 90248
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#102379344	Nov 13, 1987	Referral (C)	5 violations	$300

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Apr 8, 1988.

Citations on Record

6 serious, 13 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$940

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$940

Current and initial penalty totals are the same on record.

Chemical Exposure Sampling17 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	2	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	2	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	2	0	mg/m³	-
Chromic Acid and Chromates (as CrO3)	4	0	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	2	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	2	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	2	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	2	0	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	2	0	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	2	0 - 0.0002	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	1	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	2	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction)	1	0	mg/m³	20 mppcf (respirable)
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust)	5	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust), 5 mg/m³ (respirable fraction)
Sodium Hydroxide	1	0.0057	mg/m³	2 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	2	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	2	0	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001A	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 V	Serious	$640	$640	Dec 11, 1987	-	-
01001B	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 VI	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 26, 1988	-	-
01001C	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 VII	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 10, 1988	-	-
01001D	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 XI	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 21, 1987	-	-
01001E	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D10	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 21, 1987	-	-
01002	1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 C	Serious	$300	$300	Dec 11, 1987	-	-
02001A	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D08 I	Other	$0	$0	Feb 11, 1988	-	-
02001B	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 VIII	Other	$0	$0	Dec 26, 1987	-	-
02001C	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 X	Other	$0	$0	Feb 11, 1988	-	-
02001D	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D11 I	Other	$0	$0	Dec 21, 1987	-	-
02002	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D02 I	Other	$0	$0	Dec 21, 1987	-	-
02003	1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B	Other	$0	$0	Dec 21, 1987	-	-
02004A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Other	$0	$0	Jan 26, 1988	-	-
02005A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F04 I	Other	$0	$0	Dec 26, 1987	-	-
02005B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F04 II	Other	$0	$0	Dec 26, 1988	-	-
02006	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01	Other	$0	$0	Jan 26, 1988	-	-
02007	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Other	$0	$0	Jan 26, 1988	-	-
02008	1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01	Other	$0	$0	Dec 11, 1987	-	-
02009	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Other	$0	$0	Dec 11, 1987	-	-

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.

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