City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Avila Beach Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Avila Beach since 2000: 27 inspections, 49 citations, $35,800 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 Avila Beach at a glance

Employers in Avila Beach account for 27 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 19 of which produced citations (70%): 49 citations, 4 serious, $35,800 in penalties after appeals, and 1 worker death investigated. In the last 12 months 1 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are (8), Construction (7), Utilities (6).

All inspections, newest first

27 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Matt Petronella, Sole ProprietorshipFeb 2, 2026Complaint2 citations 1 serious$4,100
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyMay 28, 2025Complaintno citations0
CCC TRS LLCJun 12, 2024Planned1 citation$150
Bhi Energy Specialty Service LLCDec 7, 2023Complaint1 citation$160
Avila la Fonda Hotel LLCJul 18, 2023Planned5 citations$720
Martin Resorts, Inc.Apr 8, 2022Complaint2 citations$1,310
Donald LangermanNov 21, 2019Accident7 citations 1 serious$12,975
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyMar 13, 2019Accidentno citations0
PG&EMay 4, 2012Complaint2 citations$750
Pacific Gas & Electric-Diablo Canyon Power PlantJun 9, 2011Complaint2 citations$935
PG&EOct 4, 2010Complaintno citations0
PG & E Diablo Canyon Power PlantApr 29, 2010Complaint2 citations$1,250
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyNov 18, 2009Complaint2 citations 1 serious$3,410
RCM Building SystemsOct 13, 2006Accidentno inspection made0
Bunyon Bros. Tree ServiceOct 12, 2006Planned1 citation$335
Louie's Crane ServiceOct 12, 2006Planned1 citation$175
Coastal Pacific BuildersJun 22, 2006Complaintno citations0
Paul Nagy ConstructionOct 14, 2004Accident5 citations 1 serious$3,880
J.W. ConcreteMay 16, 2003Accident2 citations$450
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyJun 3, 2002Complaintno citations0
Jeff Ellis ConstructionJul 6, 2001Complaint6 citations$890
Fat Cat CafeMay 2, 2001Complaint1 citation0
Salud AyalaAug 8, 2000Planned3 citations$1,575
Rio Robles VineyardAug 8, 2000Planned2 citations$835
Central Coast FabricationAug 4, 2000Accidentdeath 2 citations$1,900
P G & EFeb 24, 2000Complaintno citations0
Whitaker Engineering Construction Inc.Feb 9, 2000Plannedno citations0

Largest penalties in Avila Beach

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Donald Langerman17$12,9750Nov 21, 2019
Matt Petronella, Sole Proprietorship12$4,1000Feb 2, 2026
Paul Nagy Construction15$3,8800Oct 14, 2004
Pacific Gas and Electric Company42$3,4100May 28, 2025
Central Coast Fabrication12$1,9001Aug 4, 2000
Salud Ayala13$1,5750Aug 8, 2000
Martin Resorts, Inc.12$1,3100Apr 8, 2022
PG & E Diablo Canyon Power Plant12$1,2500Apr 29, 2010
Pacific Gas & Electric-Diablo Canyon Power Plant12$9350Jun 9, 2011
Jeff Ellis Construction16$8900Jul 6, 2001
Rio Robles Vineyard12$8350Aug 8, 2000
PG&E22$7500May 4, 2012
Avila la Fonda Hotel LLC15$7200Jul 18, 2023
J.W. Concrete12$4500May 16, 2003
Bunyon Bros. Tree Service11$3350Oct 12, 2006
Louie's Crane Service11$1750Oct 12, 2006
Bhi Energy Specialty Service LLC11$1600Dec 7, 2023
CCC TRS LLC11$1500Jun 12, 2024
Fat Cat Cafe11$00May 2, 2001
RCM Building Systems10$00Oct 13, 2006

Rules cited most in Avila Beach

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026112$4,1000
2025100$00
2024111$1500
2023226$8800
2022112$1,3100
2019217$12,9750
2012112$7500
2011112$9350
2010212$1,2500
2009112$3,4100
2006422$5100
2004115$3,8800
2003112$4500
2002100$00
2001227$8900
2000537$4,3101

Your rights when the hazard is real in Avila Beach

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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