City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

29 Palms Cal/OSHA Inspections

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in 29 Palms since 2000: 41 inspections, 110 citations, $68,578 in penalties, newest first.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

Cal/OSHA inspections in 29 Palms at a glance

Employers in 29 Palms account for 41 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 34 of which produced citations (83%): 110 citations, 51 serious, $68,578 in penalties after appeals, and 0 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (11), Construction (9), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (8).

All inspections, newest first

41 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Tortoise Rock CasinoOct 9, 2024Planned2 citations 1 repeat$12,231
Valley Salt, LLCSep 28, 2021Planned1 citation$195
Joe McNameeAug 19, 2021Accident3 citations$5,785
California Supreme Salt, LLCJul 16, 2021Planned9 citations$2,255
Hi-Grade Materials CO.Mar 5, 2021Plannedno citations0
Tortoise Rock CasinoJan 7, 2020Planned4 citations 2 serious$6,073
Hi-Grade Materials CO.Sep 5, 2019Planned1 citation$475
Hi-Grade Materials CO.Dec 12, 2018Planned1 citation$210
Family DollarJun 12, 2018Complaint2 citations$2,250
Hi-Grade Materials CO.Jan 30, 2018Planned6 citations 4 repeat$9,540
W. A. Rasic Construction Company, Inc.Sep 28, 2017Plannedno citations0
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians EnterprisesSep 12, 2017Planned3 citations 2 serious$6,000
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians EnterprisesSep 12, 2017Planned2 citations 1 serious$4,779
Stater BrosSep 21, 2016Accident1 citation$1,125
Hi-Grade Materials CO.Sep 13, 2016Planned6 citations$1,160
Twenty Nine Palms Water DistrictJul 6, 2016Accident2 citations$5,675
Hi-Grade Materials CO.Feb 25, 2016Accident1 citation$7,000
Desert Cities Automotive Group IncJan 25, 2016Complaint2 citations$100
Hi-Grade Materials CO.Mar 26, 2015Planned1 citation$375
U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29palmsMar 13, 2015Planned3 citations 3 serious0
McAgcc-Magtftc, MCCSMar 13, 2015Planned8 citations 8 serious0
Sylvester Roofing Company Inc.Mar 12, 2015Planned1 citation 1 serious$600
U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29palmsMar 12, 2015Planned7 citations 6 serious0
Department of Defense / Defense Commissary Agency (Beale Air Base)Mar 12, 2015Planned2 citations 2 serious0
McAgcc - MagtftcMar 12, 2015Planned4 citations 2 serious0
U.S. Marine Corps Air Control Combat Center, 29palmsMar 12, 2015Planned4 citations 3 serious0
National Park Service, Joshua Tree National ParkMar 9, 2015Planned4 citations 1 serious 3 repeat0
National Park Service, Joshua Tree National ParkMar 9, 2015Planned4 citations 1 serious 2 repeat0
National Park Service, Joshua Tree National ParkMar 9, 2015Planned5 citations 1 serious 4 repeat0
California.Programmed.Test.8Sep 1, 2014Plannedopen, no citations yet0
National Park Service - Whiskeytown National Recreation AreaApr 24, 2013Planned5 citations 5 serious0
National Park Service - Whiskeytown National Recreation AreaApr 24, 2013Planned6 citations 6 serious0
National Park Service - Whiskeytown National Recreation AreaApr 24, 2013Planned1 citation0
National Park Service - Whiskeytown National Recreation AreaApr 24, 2013Planned1 citation 1 serious0
National Park Service - Whiskeytown National Recreation AreaApr 24, 2013Planned1 citation 1 serious0
National Park Service - Whiskeytown National Recreation AreaApr 24, 2013Planned4 citations 4 serious0
Marnell Masonry IncJun 11, 2012Accident3 citations 1 serious$2,750
Granite Construction CompanyApr 22, 2011Plannedno citations0
Granite Construction CompanyMay 28, 2008Plannedno citations0
Par Electrical Contractors, Inc.May 28, 2008Programmed relatedno citations0
International Custom EnterprisesMar 5, 2001Accidentno citations0

Largest penalties in 29 Palms

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Hi-Grade Materials CO.716$18,7600Mar 5, 2021
Tortoise Rock Casino26$18,3040Oct 9, 2024
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians Enterprises25$10,7790Sep 12, 2017
Joe McNamee13$5,7850Aug 19, 2021
Twenty Nine Palms Water District12$5,6750Jul 6, 2016
Marnell Masonry Inc13$2,7500Jun 11, 2012
California Supreme Salt, LLC19$2,2550Jul 16, 2021
Family Dollar12$2,2500Jun 12, 2018
Stater Bros11$1,1250Sep 21, 2016
Sylvester Roofing Company Inc.11$6000Mar 12, 2015
Valley Salt, LLC11$1950Sep 28, 2021
Desert Cities Automotive Group Inc12$1000Jan 25, 2016
National Park Service - Whiskeytown National Recreation Area618$00Apr 24, 2013
National Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park313$00Mar 9, 2015
U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29palms210$00Mar 13, 2015
McAgcc-Magtftc, MCCS18$00Mar 13, 2015
U.S. Marine Corps Air Control Combat Center, 29palms14$00Mar 12, 2015
McAgcc - Magtftc14$00Mar 12, 2015
Department of Defense / Defense Commissary Agency (Beale Air Base)12$00Mar 12, 2015
W. A. Rasic Construction Company, Inc.10$00Sep 28, 2017

Rules cited most in 29 Palms

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2024112$12,2310
20214313$8,2350
2020114$6,0730
2019111$4750
2018339$12,0000
2017325$10,7790
20165512$15,0600
2015111143$9750
2014100$00
20136618$00
2012113$2,7500
2011100$00
2008200$00
2001100$00

Your rights when the hazard is real in 29 Palms

You can report it, and the employer may not touch you for it. Any worker can file a confidential complaint with the nearest Cal/OSHA district office, by phone, online or in writing, and can ask that the employer not be told who complained. Firing, demoting, cutting hours, threatening or otherwise punishing a worker for a safety complaint, for reporting an injury, for testifying or for asking for a Cal/OSHA inspection is unlawful retaliation under Labor Code 6310; a complaint to the Labor Commissioner's Retaliation Complaint Investigation unit must be filed within one year, and a civil lawsuit is also available.

You can refuse work that would violate a safety standard and create a real and apparent hazard to you or your coworkers, and the employer may not retaliate for that refusal (Labor Code 6311). Say why in writing if you can, name the rule or the hazard, and keep a copy.

Every employer must have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (Title 8, section 3203), train workers on the hazards of their jobs, provide protective equipment at no cost, and give workers access to the exposure and medical records that concern them. Outdoor workplaces need a heat illness plan with water, shade and rest (section 3395); indoor ones above 82 degrees need the indoor rule (section 3396); and since July 2024 nearly every employer needs a workplace violence prevention plan (Labor Code 6401.9).

An injury itself is a workers' compensation claim, handled separately from anything on this page. What this firm handles is the employment side: the retaliation, the firing after the injury report, the wage and hour problems that usually travel with an unsafe workplace. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections opened through Oct 27, 2026. County is assigned from the worksite ZIP code. Back to the safety tracker.

About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.

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