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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of FORBES STEEL, INC at 10657 Johnson Rd, Phelan, CA 92371 on Aug 23, 2010. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Feb 5, 2019.

OSHA documented 21 violations (7 serious, 14 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $5,355.

Inspection Details
Inspection Number
312318207
Type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial
Opened
Aug 23, 2010
Closed
Feb 5, 2019
Contested
Dec 20, 2010
Final Order
Jun 7, 2011
Total Violations
21
Penalties on Record
$5,355
Initial Penalties
$11,200
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Establishment
Name
FORBES STEEL, INC
Address
10657 Johnson Rd, Phelan, CA 92371
Industry
332322 Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
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 Feb 5, 2019.

Citations on Record
21

7 serious, 14 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties
$11,200

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

Current Penalties
$5,355

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Dec 20, 2010. Final orders are recorded through Jun 7, 2011. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
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.

CitationStandardTypeInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001461
Permits to Operate
OSHA citation code: 461 A
Other$175$100Jan 3, 2011Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
010022340.16
OSHA citation code: 23400016 A
Other$0$0Jan 3, 2011Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
010033210
Guardrails at Elevated Locations
OSHA citation code: 3210 A
Other$130$0Jan 3, 2011Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
010043214
OSHA citation code: 3214 A
Other$130$75Jan 3, 2011Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
010053241
Live Loads
OSHA citation code: 3241 A
Other$175$100Jan 3, 2011Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
010063314
The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout
OSHA citation code: 3314 G02
Other$85$50Jan 3, 2011Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
010073664
Operating Rules
OSHA citation code: 3664 A
Other$175$100Jan 3, 2011Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
010083668
OSHA citation code: 3668 D02
Other$0$0Jan 3, 2011Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
010094650
Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders
OSHA citation code: 4650 F
Other$0$0Jan 3, 2011Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
010104851
OSHA citation code: 4851 A
Other$175$100Jan 3, 2011Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
010115144
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 5144 C01
Other$85$50Jan 3, 2011Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
020012473.1
OSHA citation code: 24730001 A
Serious$1,575$900Dec 9, 2010Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
030013382
Eye and Face Protection
OSHA citation code: 3382 A
Other$155$0Dec 9, 2010Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
040013577
Protection Devices
OSHA citation code: 3577 B
Serious$155$90Dec 9, 2010Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
050013577
Protection Devices
OSHA citation code: 3577 E
Serious$1,575$900Dec 9, 2010Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
060013578
Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding
OSHA citation code: 3578 G
Serious$155$90Dec 9, 2010Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
070014184
Guarding Required
OSHA citation code: 4184 A
Serious$1,575$900Dec 9, 2010Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
080014650
Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders
OSHA citation code: 4650 D
Other$1,575$100Dec 9, 2010Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
090014650
Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders
OSHA citation code: 4650 E
Other$155$0Dec 9, 2010Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
100015002Serious$1,575$900Dec 9, 2010Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011
110015185
Changing and Charging Storage Batteries
OSHA citation code: 5185 L
Serious$1,575$900Dec 9, 2010Dec 20, 2010Jun 7, 2011

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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