City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Murphys Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Murphys since 2000: 27 inspections, 11 citations, $3,315 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 Murphys at a glance

Employers in Murphys account for 27 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 7 of which produced citations (26%): 11 citations, 3 serious, $3,315 in penalties after appeals, and 2 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (8), Manufacturing (5), (3).

All inspections, newest first

27 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
John Allen ConstructionJun 9, 2022Referralno citations0
J.A.C. Builders, Inc.Jun 9, 2022Referralno citations0
VM Tree Service, Inc.Jun 18, 2021Referralno citations0
Dillashaw ConstructionJun 16, 2021Fatality or catastrophedeath no citations0
Kaiser Enterprises, IncJun 20, 2019Complaint1 citation$325
Kula Hoku, Inc.Dec 21, 2016Accident1 citation$1,000
Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring IncJul 2, 2014Plannedno citations0
Insight Manufacturing ServicesJun 25, 2014Complaintno citations0
Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring IncJun 3, 2014Plannedno inspection made0
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest ServiceJun 26, 2013Planned2 citations 2 serious0
Insight Manufacturing ServicesDec 17, 2012Complaintno citations0
Foothill Materials IncJun 21, 2012Plannedno inspection made0
Murphys Sanitary DistrictJun 18, 2012Complaintno citations0
Unknown ContractorJul 20, 2011Complaintno inspection made0
Golden Eagle Estates LLCSep 23, 2010Planned1 citation$150
Calaveras County Road DepartmentJul 14, 2010Plannedno citations0
Proper Pruning ServiceJun 16, 2010Planned2 citations$170
John Kautz FarmsJun 16, 2010Plannedno citations0
Sam Berri Towing/Highlands Quik LubeFeb 8, 2008Accidentno citations0
Foothill Materials IncNov 1, 2006Plannedno citations0
Forest Meadows PropertySep 13, 2005Complaintno citations0
Forest Meadows PropertySep 13, 2005Complaintno citations0
Stahn PavingDec 9, 2002Accidentdeath no citations0
Stevenot WineryOct 4, 2002Planned2 citations 1 serious$1,500
John Kautz FarmsFeb 22, 2002Accidentno citations0
Db-3Nov 2, 2001Accident2 citations$170
Ford Construction Company Inc.Sep 8, 2001Plannedno inspection made0

Largest penalties in Murphys

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Stevenot Winery12$1,5000Oct 4, 2002
Kula Hoku, Inc.11$1,0000Dec 21, 2016
Kaiser Enterprises, Inc11$3250Jun 20, 2019
Proper Pruning Service12$1700Jun 16, 2010
Db-312$1700Nov 2, 2001
Golden Eagle Estates LLC11$1500Sep 23, 2010
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service12$00Jun 26, 2013
John Allen Construction10$00Jun 9, 2022
Dillashaw Construction10$01Jun 16, 2021
Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring Inc20$00Jul 2, 2014
Murphys Sanitary District10$00Jun 18, 2012
Calaveras County Road Department10$00Jul 14, 2010
Foothill Materials Inc20$00Jun 21, 2012
Ford Construction Company Inc.10$00Sep 8, 2001
J.A.C. Builders, Inc.10$00Jun 9, 2022
Unknown Contractor10$00Jul 20, 2011
Forest Meadows Property20$00Sep 13, 2005
John Kautz Farms20$00Jun 16, 2010
VM Tree Service, Inc.10$00Jun 18, 2021
Insight Manufacturing Services20$00Jun 25, 2014

Rules cited most in Murphys

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2022200$00
2021200$01
2019111$3250
2016111$1,0000
2014300$00
2013112$00
2012300$00
2011100$00
2010423$3200
2008100$00
2006100$00
2005200$00
2002312$1,5001
2001212$1700

Your rights when the hazard is real in Murphys

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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