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Inspection #119821528

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of RITE ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING INC. at 9441 Washburn Road, Downey, CA 90242 on Oct 19, 2001. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Jun 12, 2005.

OSHA documented 17 violations (3 serious, 14 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $19,300. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

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

Inspection Details
Inspection Number
119821528
Type
Accident (A)
Scope
Partial
Opened
Oct 19, 2001
Closed
Jun 12, 2005
Total Violations
17
Penalties on Record
$19,300
Initial Penalties
$28,590
Related Activity
1 accident
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.
Establishment
Address
9441 Washburn Road, Downey, CA 90242
Industry
Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

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

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 appears immediately below.

AmputationHospitalizationOct 5, 2001

Employee amputates fingers in sheet metal machine rollers

Injury: AmputationBody part: Hand(s)

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).

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 Jun 12, 2005.

Citations on Record
17

3 serious, 14 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties
$28,590

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

Current Penalties
$19,300

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

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.

CitationStandardTypeInitialCurrentAbatement
010012340.16
OSHA citation code: 23400016 B
Other$135$0Feb 27, 2002
010022340.23Other$135$135Feb 27, 2002
010032500.8
OSHA citation code: 25000008 A
Other$135$0Feb 27, 2002
010045446
OSHA citation code: 5446 H
Other$135$135Feb 27, 2002
010055144
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 5144 F01
Other$135$135Feb 27, 2002
010065144
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 5144 E01
Other$135$0Feb 27, 2002
010085453
OSHA citation code: 5453 C
Other$135$0Feb 27, 2002
010093203
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
OSHA citation code: 3203 A
Other$135$135Feb 27, 2002
020014187
OSHA citation code: 4187 A
Serious$14,400$14,400Feb 11, 2002
030013578
Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding
OSHA citation code: 3578 G
Other$2,475$410Feb 11, 2002
040013995
OSHA citation code: 3995 A
Serious$245$245Feb 11, 2002
050014207
OSHA citation code: 4207 A
Serious$2,475$2,475Feb 11, 2002
060014184
Guarding Required
OSHA citation code: 4184 B
Other$2,475$410Feb 11, 2002
070015449
OSHA citation code: 5449 E
Other$2,475$410Feb 11, 2002
080014070
Guarding
OSHA citation code: 4070 A
Other$2,475$410Feb 11, 2002
090014208
OSHA citation code: 4208 A
Other$245$0Feb 11, 2002
100013583
OSHA citation code: 3583 D
Other$245$0Feb 11, 2002

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.

Data Source and Methodology

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