Pittsburg, California · Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing · NAICS 331110
5inspections
4citation items
$20,585current penalties
Jul 24, 2025last inspection
OSHA has inspected Cemco, LLC 5 times in California since 1998.
The latest one began on Jul 24, 2025 after an accident, in City Of Industry.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $23,795 and now stand at $20,585, 13% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Cemco, LLC averages $9,168 (2 cited inspections).
Cemco, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Accident · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2003
1001a Pittsburg Antioch Hwy., Pittsburg, CA 94565 · Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 24, 2003: Employee amputates fingers handling c-hook
On February 24, 2003, Employee #1 was operating a 15-ton crane with a C-hook att achment. While off loading the aluminum roll, which weighed 20,000 pounds, he pr essed the stop button and grabbed the handle on the C-hook. The force of the wei ght caused his right hand (index and middle finger) to come in contact with anot her aluminum roll already on ground level. His index and middle finger on his ri ght hand were amputated. He was hospitalized for over 24 hours.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 125869305 OPENED JUL 23, 1998Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Jun 14, 2000
Incident on Jul 8, 1998: Welder paralyzed when a fence falls on him
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 8, 1998, Employee #1 was engaged in a wire fe nce removal operation. His employer manufactures steel frames for commercial and residential structures. He was working in the eastern section of the warehouse area. Employee #1 used a welding torch and a metal grinder. Of the four sections of the fence, he cut two down. As he attempted to remove the third section, he was unable to pry it from underneath a building that had been constructed within the warehouse area. Employee #1 bent down to see what was wrong. He observed th at the plate was still anchored. The next thing the employee could remember was the weight of the fence had fallen on him. Employee #1 was hospitalized. He suff ered a broken back, two crushed vertebrae, and is paralyzed from the neck down. Employee #1 is not expected to walk again. No witnesses observed the incident, a nd it is not evident what exactly caused the incident.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342 A
Other-than-serious
$375
$375
Dec 30, 1998
Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3203 A07 C
Serious
$5,000
$1,875
Dec 30, 1998
Final
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the City Of Industry site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 146 workers: 3.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 307 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
CEMCO, LLC - City of Industry Plant
City Of Industry · 2025
146
5
2
3.6
3.6
CEMCO, LLC - City of Pittsburg Plant
Pittsburg · 2025
107
9
3
8.1
3.6
CEMCO, LLC - Corporate Office
City Of Industry · 2025
43
0
0
0.0
3.6
California Expanded Metal Products Inc.
Pittsburg · 2024
123
6
3
5.2
3.6
Cemco -HQ
City Of Industry · 2024
45
1
0
2.1
3.6
CEMCO - Pittsburg Plant
Pittsburg · 2023
100
7
3
6.5
3.6
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Other iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing employers in California
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