National City Cal/OSHA Inspections

Cal/OSHA inspections in National City at a glance

Employers in National City account for 309 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 217 of which produced citations (70%): 1,009 citations, 181 serious, $1,101,733 in penalties after appeals, and 10 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 15 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (72), Construction (58), Other Services (except Public Administration) (37).

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309 inspections, page 1 of 4. Click a date for the citations.

Largest penalties in National City

Rules cited most in National City

• 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 130 citations, 8 serious
• 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 75 citations
• 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 40 citations
• 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 33 citations
• 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 30 citations
• 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 30 citations, 1 serious
• 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 29 citations, 12 serious
• 8 CCR 461, Permits to Operate: 27 citations
• 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 27 citations
• 8 CCR 4650, Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders: 20 citations, 7 serious

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Your rights when the hazard is real in National City

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.