Inspection 349254821 OPENED OCT 28, 2026Open
1939 Verdugo Blvd, La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011 · Full-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection so far.
El Pollo Loco has 12 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 1992.
OSHA's last visit started on Oct 28, 2026 after an accident, in La Canada Flintridge, and the case has not closed yet.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 14 citation items: 1 serious and 13 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $5,610 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,275, down 6%.
Most often, OSHA cited 2340.22, (2 items).
For context, across all hotel and restaurant employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,350. El Pollo Loco averages $675 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
California · latest 90 days of OSHA records
1,128employers cited
28 of them in the same industry
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Inspection 347870347 OPENED NOV 8, 2024Open
101 East Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90003 · Limited-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection so far.
Inspection 345373278 OPENED MAR 2, 2021Closed
5030 Gosford Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93313 · Limited-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344855945 OPENED JUL 23, 2020Closed
2221 E. Palmdale Blvd., Palmdale, CA 93550 · Limited-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 19, 2020: Employee suffers burns after boiling water spills
At 10:21 p.m. on April 19, 2020, an employee was washing dishes and trays. The employee placed a set of trays in the sink. As she placed the trays in the sink, the container of boiling hot water from the Bunn-O-Matic spilled on the employee. The employee received second and fourth degree burns across her body, arms, leg and foot and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3203(A)(7) |
Other-than-serious | $750 | $750 | Oct 5, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 344382767 OPENED OCT 4, 2019Closed
26930 Sierra Hwy., Santa Clarita, CA 91321 · Limited-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3212(A)(3) |
Other-than-serious | $935 | $600 | Feb 14, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 300757705 OPENED AUG 17, 1999Closed
2525 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90806 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 6151 E03 |
Other-than-serious | $185 | $185 | Nov 22, 1999 | Closed |
Inspection 125870352 OPENED JUN 30, 1999Closed
4401 Clayton Rd., Concord, CA 94520 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 4650 E |
Other-than-serious | $225 | $225 | Jul 21, 1999 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3249 B |
Other-than-serious | $225 | $225 | Jul 21, 1999 | Closed |
Inspection 119765428 OPENED DEC 12, 1997Closed
1718 E. Hammer Lane, Stockton, CA 95210 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
4 older inspections
Inspection 126124734 OPENED MAY 2, 1997Closed
11624 E. Washington Blvd., Whittier, CA 90602 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 | Other-than-serious | $185 | $185 | Jun 18, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 | Other-than-serious | $185 | $185 | Jun 18, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3219 A |
Other-than-serious | $185 | $185 | Jun 18, 1997 | Closed |
Inspection 119778504 OPENED NOV 28, 1995Closed
9341 E Firestone Bl, Downey, CA 90241 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 119864080 OPENED AUG 30, 1994Closed
9341 E Firestone Bl, Downey, CA 90241 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3203 A |
Other-than-serious | $335 | $335 | Jun 8, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3219 A |
Other-than-serious | $225 | $225 | Jun 8, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3249 B |
Other-than-serious | $225 | $225 | Jun 8, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 3203 B |
Other-than-serious | $450 | $450 | Jun 8, 1995 | Closed |
Inspection 112202304 OPENED MAY 12, 1992Closed
10612 Valley Mall, El Monte, CA 91731 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 11, 1992: Employee injured in fall on slippery refrigerator floor
At approximately 10:15 a.m. on May 11, 1992, Employee #1, of El Pollo Loco, walk ed inside a walk-in refrigerator to store a salsa/meat grinder machine that weig hed about 35 lb. He slipped on water on the floor and fell. Employee #1 was take n by paramedics to Greater El Monte Hospital, where he was hospitalized overnigh t for treatment for a broken leg. On the day of the inspection, water was seen o n the floor and the surface inside the walk-in refrigerator was slippery. The em ployer later abated the unsafe condition by spreading mats and grills on the flo or. Employee #1 was not interviewed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 | Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 14, 1992 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 3273 A |
Serious | $1,500 | $1,500 | Aug 14, 1992 | Closed |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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- Jack in the Box Sacramento · 99 citations · $52,327
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