Cal/OSHA inspections in Montrose at a glance
Employers in Montrose account for 19 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 13 of which produced citations (68%): 57 citations, 11 serious, $40,390 in penalties after appeals, and 1 worker death investigated. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (6), Industry not stated (4), Health Care and Social Assistance (3).
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19 inspections. Click a date for the citations.
| Employer | Opened | Why | Result | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Star Construction and Engineering, Inc. | May 3, 2023 | Complaint | 1 citation | $350 |
| John Blakenship Plumbing | Aug 20, 2020 | Complaint | 6 citations 2 serious | $5,540 $9,610 proposed |
| Dr. Joseph Maloof | Sep 26, 2018 | Complaint | 2 citations | $390 |
| Zen of Medicine | Sep 26, 2018 | Unprogrammed related | no inspection made | $0 |
| Mountview Operations, LLC | Jun 5, 2018 | Planned | 3 citations | $2,250 $13,875 proposed |
| Business Men's Art Institute | Aug 29, 2016 | Planned | 7 citations | $1,540 |
| Gabriel Buzo Estrada | Aug 29, 2016 | Planned | 7 citations | $850 $1,540 proposed |
| John Slaven | Jun 1, 2016 | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | $0 |
| Gelsinger Meats Inc | Apr 22, 2016 | Planned | 3 citations | $1,010 |
| Penske Logistics LLC | Sep 16, 2015 | Accident | 3 citations | $1,870 |
| TJX Corporation dba Marshalls | Jan 2, 2014 | Accident | 5 citations 2 serious | $14,430 $19,870 proposed |
| West Coast Boring Inc | Nov 28, 2007 | Planned | no inspection made | $0 |
| JML Construction | Jun 21, 2007 | Complaint | 5 citations 4 serious | $7,120 $21,700 proposed |
| EZ Roth Plumbing and Heating Inc. | Jun 1, 2005 | Complaint | 7 citations 2 serious | $1,340 $14,800 proposed |
| Barry Greenstein/Cindy Lee | Sep 13, 2004 | Complaint | no inspection made | $0 |
| Labor Ready | Aug 29, 2002 | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 |
| Ron Hauling & Clean - UP | Aug 23, 2002 | Accident | no citations | $0 |
| Legacy Partners, Inc. | Nov 1, 2000 | Complaint | 6 citations 1 serious | $3,150 $6,505 proposed |
| Air 4 Less | Oct 27, 2000 | Complaint | 2 citations | $550 |
Largest penalties in Montrose
| Employer | Inspections | Citations | Penalties | Deaths | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJX Corporation dba Marshalls | 1 | 5 | $14,430 | 0 | Jan 2, 2014 |
| JML Construction | 1 | 5 | $7,120 | 0 | Jun 21, 2007 |
| John Blakenship Plumbing | 1 | 6 | $5,540 | 0 | Aug 20, 2020 |
| Legacy Partners, Inc. | 1 | 6 | $3,150 | 0 | Nov 1, 2000 |
| Mountview Operations, LLC | 1 | 3 | $2,250 | 0 | Jun 5, 2018 |
| Penske Logistics LLC | 1 | 3 | $1,870 | 0 | Sep 16, 2015 |
| Business Men's Art Institute | 1 | 7 | $1,540 | 0 | Aug 29, 2016 |
| EZ Roth Plumbing and Heating Inc. | 1 | 7 | $1,340 | 0 | Jun 1, 2005 |
| Gelsinger Meats Inc | 1 | 3 | $1,010 | 0 | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Gabriel Buzo Estrada | 1 | 7 | $850 | 0 | Aug 29, 2016 |
| Air 4 Less | 1 | 2 | $550 | 0 | Oct 27, 2000 |
| Dr. Joseph Maloof | 1 | 2 | $390 | 0 | Sep 26, 2018 |
| Silver Star Construction and Engineering, Inc. | 1 | 1 | $350 | 0 | May 3, 2023 |
| Zen of Medicine | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Sep 26, 2018 |
| West Coast Boring Inc | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Nov 28, 2007 |
| Barry Greenstein/Cindy Lee | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Sep 13, 2004 |
| Labor Ready | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Aug 29, 2002 |
| John Slaven | 1 | 0 | $0 | 1 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Ron Hauling & Clean - UP | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Aug 23, 2002 |
Rules cited most in Montrose
- 8 CCR 3421, Logging, general: 10 citations
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 6 citations
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 5 citations
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 4 citations
- 8 CCR 1644, Metal scaffolds: 3 citations, 3 serious
- 8 CCR 1541, Excavations, general: 3 citations, 3 serious
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 1637, Scaffold planking: 2 citations, 1 serious
- 8 CCR 3423, Electrical Hazards, General: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations
By year opened
| Year | Inspections | With citations | Citations | Penalties | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $350 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 6 | $5,540 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 | $2,640 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 17 | $3,400 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $1,870 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $14,430 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 5 | $7,120 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 7 | $1,340 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 8 | $3,700 | 0 |
Your rights when the hazard is real in Montrose
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.