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GREAT WESTERN LITHO & BINDERY
$13,940
penalties
10
viol.
2
insp.

GREAT WESTERN LITHO & BINDERY

8230 HASKELL AVE., VAN NUYS, CA 91406

Inspections
2
Jan 1994 to Apr 2003 · 1 safety, 1 health
Violations
10
across 2 inspections
Penalties on record
$13,940
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 3Willful 0Repeat 0Other 7

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Inspection records

Apr 14, 2003FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, Health#120314349$13,4457 viol.

Inspection #120314349

Dates

Opened
Apr 14, 2003
Closing Conference Date
Oct 10, 2003
Contested
Nov 4, 2003
Final Order
Apr 6, 2005
Closed
Jul 1, 2006

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
75
Related Activity
2 accidents

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
7
Violation Types
3 serious, 4 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$40,255
Penalties on Record
$13,445
Site Address
8230-42 Haskell Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91406
Industry
323122

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.

FatalityApr 12, 2003

Employee died from burns after vapors ignite

Injury: Burn/Scald (Heat)Body part: Body SystemSource: Fire/SmokeEvent: Other

Violations

Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011430.40
Providing Records to Government Representatives
OSHA citation code: 14300040 A
Other1-$325$325Oct 27, 2003Nov 4, 2003Apr 6, 2005
010023203
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
OSHA citation code: 3203 A
Other1-$605$605Oct 27, 2003Nov 4, 2003Apr 6, 2005
010035157
Permit-Required Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 5157 C01
Other1-$485$0Oct 27, 2003Nov 4, 2003Apr 6, 2005
010045157
Permit-Required Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 5157 C02
Other1-$365$365Oct 27, 2003Nov 4, 2003Apr 6, 2005
020015157
Permit-Required Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 5157 C04
Serious1-$16,200$6,075Oct 27, 2003Nov 4, 2003Apr 6, 2005
030015416
Flammable Vapors
OSHA citation code: 5416 B
Serious1-$16,200$6,075Oct 27, 2003Nov 4, 2003Apr 6, 2005
040015417
Flammable Liquids--General
OSHA citation code: 5417 B
Serious1-$6,075$0Oct 27, 2003Nov 4, 2003Apr 6, 2005
Jan 25, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#112173505$4953 viol.

Inspection #112173505

Dates

Opened
Jan 25, 1994
Closing Conference Date
Jan 25, 1994
Closed
Jun 24, 1994

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
34
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
3 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$495
Penalties on Record
$495
Site Address
8230 Haskell Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91406
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.

Violations

Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013210
Guardrails at Elevated Locations
OSHA citation code: 3210 A
Other23$185$185Mar 17, 1994--
010025194
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 5194 F06
Other33$185$185Mar 3, 1994--
010032340.16
Work Space About Electric Equipment
OSHA citation code: 23400016 C
Other120$125$125Mar 3, 1994--
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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.

Standards cited

5157Permit-Required Confined Spaces3 citations · $6,440
2340.16Work Space About Electric Equipment1 citation · $125
3203Injury and Illness Prevention Program1 citation · $605

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