Mission Foods Commerce accident inspection draws $30,935 in contested citations
By Tortilla News Staff · · 3 min read
Cal/OSHA issued Mission Foods' Commerce, Calif., plant two serious citations totaling $30,935 on May 13, 2025, for hazardous-energy control and belt guarding after an accident inspection. Mission contested both on June 12.
Plant
Commerce, Calif.
Opened
Feb 3, 2025
Citations
2 serious · $30,935
Status
Contested Jun 12, 2025
OSHA’s IMIS inspection detail for Mission Foods at 5505 E. Olympic Blvd., Commerce, CA 90022, shows an Accident inspection opened Feb. 3, 2025 (inspection 1801890.015), with a close conference May 13, 2025. The case remained open in the public record reviewed for this brief.
Two serious citations issued May 13 total $30,935: Cal/OSHA §3314(c) (hazardous energy control during cleaning/servicing) at $8,435 and §4070(a) (belt/pulley guarding) at $22,500. Both were contested June 12, 2025.
No local news story describing the injured worker was located in open search. The citation pattern points to lockout/tagout and machine-guarding issues typical of dough and tortilla-line servicing.
Read the OSHA inspection detail page for the official violation table and contest flags.