City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Idyllwild Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Idyllwild since 2000: 19 inspections, 29 citations, $46,855 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 Idyllwild at a glance

Employers in Idyllwild account for 19 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 13 of which produced citations (68%): 29 citations, 8 serious, $46,855 in penalties after appeals, and 1 worker death investigated. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (5), Retail Trade (2), Accommodation and Food Services (2).

All inspections, newest first

19 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Idyllwild Professional Cleaning ServicesDec 16, 2024Programmed related4 citations 1 serious$1,575
Idyllwild InnDec 16, 2024Planned3 citations 1 serious$1,185
State of CA, Dept. of Parks and RecreationSep 6, 2023Accidentno citations0
Fairway Foods, Inc.Sep 23, 2022Planned2 citations$900
De Jarnette Forest LumberAug 30, 2022Planned2 citations$100
Sturgeon Electric California LLCOct 16, 2020Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Pearson Wood ServicesJul 7, 2016Plannedno inspection made0
CA Conservation CorpsJun 23, 2016Accident1 citation 1 serious$3,375
Hemet Usd - Idyllwild SchoolMay 5, 2015Accidentno citations0
Deutsh Eng/Connecting DevicesMay 15, 2012Accident2 citations$1,500
Time Warner CableSep 14, 2007Accident1 citation$750
Idyllwild Arts FoundationAug 9, 2006Accidentdeath 7 citations 2 serious$16,675
Joe AchtnerApr 12, 2006Accidentno citations0
Lance David Swanson dba L D Swanson RoofingMar 23, 2006Accident1 citation 1 serious$1,575
B.A. Stevens BuildersMar 16, 2004Complaint1 citation$85
Cornerstone ConstructionMar 12, 2004Unprogrammed related1 citation$85
Bigge CraneJan 21, 2004Accidentno citations0
Aaa Tree ServiceJan 15, 2004Accidentno citations0
Warren BarrierMar 15, 2002Accident3 citations 1 serious$1,050

Largest penalties in Idyllwild

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Sturgeon Electric California LLC11$18,0000Oct 16, 2020
Idyllwild Arts Foundation17$16,6751Aug 9, 2006
CA Conservation Corps11$3,3750Jun 23, 2016
Idyllwild Professional Cleaning Services14$1,5750Dec 16, 2024
Lance David Swanson dba L D Swanson Roofing11$1,5750Mar 23, 2006
Deutsh Eng/Connecting Devices12$1,5000May 15, 2012
Idyllwild Inn13$1,1850Dec 16, 2024
Warren Barrier13$1,0500Mar 15, 2002
Fairway Foods, Inc.12$9000Sep 23, 2022
Time Warner Cable11$7500Sep 14, 2007
De Jarnette Forest Lumber12$1000Aug 30, 2022
Cornerstone Construction11$850Mar 12, 2004
B.A. Stevens Builders11$850Mar 16, 2004
Pearson Wood Services10$00Jul 7, 2016
Joe Achtner10$00Apr 12, 2006
Bigge Crane10$00Jan 21, 2004
State of CA, Dept. of Parks and Recreation10$00Sep 6, 2023
Hemet Usd - Idyllwild School10$00May 5, 2015
Aaa Tree Service10$00Jan 15, 2004

Rules cited most in Idyllwild

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2024227$2,7600
2023100$00
2022224$1,0000
2020111$18,0000
2016211$3,3750
2015100$00
2012112$1,5000
2007111$7500
2006328$18,2501
2004422$1700
2002113$1,0500

Your rights when the hazard is real in Idyllwild

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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