UNIFIED WESTERN GROCERS, INC.
5410 SHEILA ST, COMMERCE, CA 90040
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Inspection records
Nov 7, 2006#307170191Nov 7, 2006Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#307170191$2801 viol.1 violation$280 in penalties
Inspection #307170191
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 7, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 28, 2007
- Closed
- Jun 5, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $280
- Penalties on Record
- $280
- Site Address
- 5200 Sheila St, Commerce, CA 90040
- Industry
- 424410 General Line Grocery 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3273 Working Area OSHA citation code: 3273 M | Other | 2 | - | $280 | $280 | Apr 7, 2007 | - | - |
Sep 28, 2006#307169847Sep 28, 2006Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#307169847$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307169847
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 28, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 28, 2006
- Closed
- Dec 28, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5646 E Whittier Bl, Commerce, CA 90022
- Industry
- 424410 General Line Grocery 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.
Feb 9, 2004#307160119Feb 9, 2004Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#307160119$18,2702 viol.2 violations$18,270 in penalties
Inspection #307160119
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 9, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 15, 2004
- Contested
- Jun 22, 2004
- Final Order
- Sep 12, 2005
- Closed
- Jul 5, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,000
- Related Activity
- 2 accidents
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $29,250
- Penalties on Record
- $18,270
- Site Address
- 5300 Sheila St, Commerce, CA 90040
- Industry
- 493110 General Warehousing and Storage
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.
Two employees burned in electric flash
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 2320.2 Energized Equipment or Systems OSHA citation code: 23200002 A | Serious | 3 | 3 | $22,500 | $18,000 | Jun 24, 2004 | Jun 22, 2004 | Sep 12, 2005 |
| 02001 | 2320.1 General OSHA citation code: 23200001 A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $6,750 | $270 | Jun 24, 2004 | Jun 22, 2004 | Sep 12, 2005 |
Nov 7, 2003#300783917Nov 7, 2003Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#300783917$1,3003 viol.3 violations$1,300 in penalties
Inspection #300783917
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 7, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 11, 2004
- Contested
- Mar 12, 2004
- Final Order
- Aug 29, 2005
- Closed
- Jul 5, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 360
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,200
- Penalties on Record
- $1,300
- Site Address
- 5300 Sheila St, Commerce, CA 90040
- Industry
- 493110 General Warehousing and Storage
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 fractures ankle while driving forklift
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 B01 | Other | 50 | 1 | $400 | $325 | Mar 2, 2004 | Mar 12, 2004 | Aug 29, 2005 |
| 01002 | 3650 Industrial Trucks. General OSHA citation code: 3650 S07 | Other | 1 | 1 | $800 | $325 | Mar 2, 2004 | Mar 12, 2004 | Aug 29, 2005 |
| 01003 | 3650 Industrial Trucks. General OSHA citation code: 3650 S05 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | $650 | Mar 2, 2004 | Mar 12, 2004 | Aug 29, 2005 |
Mar 14, 2002#119820868Mar 14, 2002Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#119820868$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #119820868
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 14, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 18, 2002
- Closed
- Apr 29, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 450
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5200 Shiela Avenue, Commerce, CA 90040
- 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.
Jun 25, 2001#126084565Jun 25, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#126084565$6351 viol.1 violation$635 in penalties
Inspection #126084565
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 25, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 12, 2001
- Closed
- Jun 23, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 3 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $635
- Penalties on Record
- $635
- Site Address
- 5200 Shiela Avenue, Commerce, CA 90040
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 2500.8 Uses Not Permitted OSHA citation code: 25000008 A | Other | 1 | 300 | $635 | $635 | Nov 6, 2001 | - | - |
Jan 18, 2001#126081645Jan 18, 2001Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#126081645$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126081645
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 18, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 21, 2001
- Closed
- Apr 17, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 450
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5200 Shiela Avenue, Commerce, CA 90040
- 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 has a concussion after falling down stairs
Dec 26, 2000#126076942Dec 26, 2000Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#126076942$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126076942
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 26, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 26, 2000
- Closed
- Dec 26, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5410 Sheila St, Commerce, CA 90040
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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.
8 inspections, 2000 to 2006. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.