City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Berkeley Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Page 9 of 11. Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Berkeley since 2000: 1,078 inspections, 2,552 citations, $3,231,665 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.

All inspections in Berkeley, page 9 of 11

1,078 inspections since 2000, newest first. Page 1 carries the summary, the largest penalties, the rules cited and the year-by-year table.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Little MandarinFeb 8, 2006Planned2 citations$100
Souza and Viviani Plumbing CO IncFeb 2, 2006Complaintno citations0
Berkeley Unified School DistrictJan 25, 2006Complaintno citations0
Sasha ShamszadJan 5, 2006Accident3 citations 1 serious$2,880
J & J Acoustics, Inc.Jan 3, 2006Accidentdeath 1 citation 1 serious$10,800
The Territory Ahead, Inc.Dec 27, 2005Complaint5 citations$300
Precision Technical Coatings CorpDec 14, 2005Complaint11 citations 1 serious$1,850
Joyce Painting, IncDec 12, 2005Referral3 citations 1 serious$1,550
UC Berkeley Physical PlantDec 8, 2005Accident2 citations$1,200
WalgreensDec 2, 2005Complaint1 citation$560
Advance Heli-Welders & Manufacturing CO, IncNov 30, 2005Plannedno inspection made0
Pacific Steel Casting CONov 29, 2005Complaint2 citations$450
Country Builders ConstructionNov 29, 2005Plannedno citations0
City of BerkeleyNov 28, 2005Complaint1 citation$240
McCarthy Building CompanyNov 21, 2005Plannedno citations0
University Students' Cooperative AssociationNov 18, 2005Complaint5 citations 1 serious$2,125
Poetic PropertiesOct 12, 2005Complaint4 citations 1 serious$1,350
UC Berkeley Physical Plant Campus ServicesOct 6, 2005Complaint4 citations 1 serious$4,000
West Builders, Inc.Oct 6, 2005Referral3 citations 2 serious$2,945
Wbe the Electric CompanyOct 6, 2005Unprogrammed related2 citations 2 serious$2,475
Petersendean Commercial IncOct 6, 2005Unprogrammed related2 citations$900
Vanderhaeghen ConstructionOct 6, 2005Unprogrammed related1 citation 1 serious$900
Ezra ConstructionSep 30, 2005Accident7 citations 3 serious$6,040
Bbi ConstructionSep 7, 2005Accidentno citations0
TJC Inc.Sep 7, 2005Unprogrammed relatedno citations0
Busd Oxford Elementary SchoolAug 19, 2005Complaint6 citations 2 serious$3,270
The Walk ShopAug 19, 2005Complaint2 citations$220
American Plumbing & Air ConditioningAug 17, 2005Complaintno inspection made0
Pacific Steel Casting COAug 15, 2005Accident1 citation$400
Alta Bates Herrick HospitalJul 22, 2005Complaint3 citations$2,055
Avis Rent A CarJul 21, 2005Complaint2 citations$280
Bezaire Electric, Inc. dba Icon BuildersJul 15, 2005Complaint1 citation0
Safeway Store 691-4Jul 7, 2005Complaint5 citations$1,645
WWC Window CleaningJun 9, 2005Referral3 citations 1 repeat$49,000
City of Berkeley MarinaJun 9, 2005Accident2 citations$300
Overaa ConstructionJun 9, 2005Complaintno citations0
Crate & BarrelJun 2, 2005Complaint2 citations$535
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency - WCRCMay 24, 2005Complaint5 citations$110
Pacific Steel Casting COMay 24, 2005Accidentno citations0
S.J. Amoroso Construction CO., Inc.May 21, 2005Plannedno citations0
Fortier BuildersApr 19, 2005Accident1 citation$100
Ucb: Zellerbach AuditoriumApr 4, 2005Complaint3 citations$150
Trumer BrauereiMar 17, 2005Complaint26 citations 3 serious$15,375
Omni-Maintech CorporationMar 17, 2005Unprogrammed related15 citations 2 serious$10,125
UC BerkeleyFeb 15, 2005Complaintno citations0
Peerless LightingFeb 3, 2005Complaint2 citations$450
Berkeley High SchoolJan 6, 2005Complaintno citations0
Berkeley High SchoolJan 5, 2005Complaintno citations0
Parking Concepts IncDec 28, 2004Complaint2 citations$375
Parking Concepts IncDec 13, 2004Complaintno citations0
Pacific Steel Casting CODec 2, 2004Complaint4 citations$1,925
Pacific Steel Casting CODec 1, 2004Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Condon-Johnson & Associates IncNov 19, 2004Plannedno inspection made0
S J Amoroso Const CO., IncNov 17, 2004Plannedno citations0
Velo SportNov 8, 2004Complaint2 citations$150
Peralta Community College/VistaOct 22, 2004Complaint1 citation$150
Bar Cal Steel CO.Oct 13, 2004Accident6 citations 1 serious$2,435
Christensen Bros.Oct 6, 2004Accident1 citation 1 serious$10,800
Berkeley Adult BusdSep 29, 2004Complaintno citations0
City of Berkeley Fire DeptSep 21, 2004Complaintno citations0
Hawthorne/Stone InvestmentsSep 17, 2004Referral3 citations 1 serious$5,220
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterSep 15, 2004Complaint1 citation$150
Andes Construction, Inc.Sep 9, 2004Referral3 citations 2 serious$5,225
Lu's Associate's Maintenance Inc.Sep 7, 2004Accident3 citations 1 serious$1,500
Takara Sake USA, Inc.Sep 3, 2004Accident4 citations 2 serious$2,720
Berkeley Unified School DistrictAug 19, 2004Complaint6 citations 2 serious$7,965
Gold Wing Engineering, Inc.Aug 19, 2004Complaint3 citations$1,385
American Mechanical Services of San Francisco IncAug 18, 2004Referral1 citation$935
Sutti AssociatesJul 19, 2004Referral3 citations 3 serious$1,080
Janus CorporationJul 19, 2004Complaintno citations0
Mascot InternationalJul 19, 2004Plannedno citations0
Berkeley Ready Mix CompanyJul 8, 2004Unprogrammed related8 citations$1,250
Berkeley Asphalt CO dba Lehigh HansonJul 8, 2004Complaint6 citations$960
Artworks Foundry & GalleryJun 30, 2004Accident11 citations 4 serious$3,040
McCarthy Building Companies IncMay 20, 2004Plannedno citations0
City of BerkeleyMay 5, 2004Complaint10 citations 1 serious$4,635
Residence of Eric FongApr 28, 2004Complaintno citations0
Bayer PharmaceuticalApr 22, 2004Complaint1 citation0
U C Printing ServicesMar 5, 2004Complaintno citations0
Graysix CompanyMar 3, 2004Planned3 citations 2 serious$2,850
Ned's BookstoreMar 3, 2004Complaint4 citations$1,305
Nexus WoodshopFeb 24, 2004Plannedno inspection made0
Conco Cement CO.Jan 27, 2004Plannedno citations0
Conco Cement CO.Jan 26, 2004Plannedno citations0
Bay Area Construction Framers, Inc.Jan 22, 2004Plannedno citations0
City of Berkeley-Housing AuthorityJan 5, 2004Complaintno citations0
Carlos Reyes dba Reyes PlumbingDec 30, 2003Unprogrammed related3 citations$200
Berkeley Ymca Headstart PreschoolDec 30, 2003Complaintno inspection made0
Conco Cement CO.Dec 16, 2003Plannedno citations0
Fast Response Inc.Dec 10, 2003Complaint3 citations$350
Alan's PetzeriaDec 1, 2003Complaint2 citations$350
Residence OwnerNov 25, 2003Complaintno inspection made0
McCarthy ConstructionNov 24, 2003Plannedno citations0
UC BerkeleyNov 20, 2003Complaint13 citations 1 serious$7,130
Conco Cement CO.Nov 19, 2003Plannedno citations0
City of BerkeleyNov 18, 2003Complaint3 citations0
Ashby Lumber CompanyNov 5, 2003Accident2 citations$5,375
Country Builders ConstructionOct 29, 2003Plannedno citations0
International Line Builders, Inc.Oct 14, 2003Accidentno citations0
McNamara & Smallman Construction, IncOct 8, 2003Referral2 citations 1 serious$1,800

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections opened through Oct 27, 2026. Back to page 1, safety tracker home.

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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