City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Orcutt Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Orcutt since 2000: 26 inspections, 44 citations, $61,225 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 Orcutt at a glance

Employers in Orcutt account for 26 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 15 of which produced citations (58%): 44 citations, 5 serious, $61,225 in penalties after appeals, and 0 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (9), (7), Accommodation and Food Services (3).

All inspections, newest first

26 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Orcutt Union School District, Orcutt Academy High SchoolSep 26, 2025Fatality or catastrophe2 citations 1 serious$27,500
Carecraft Pools of Central Calif Inc.Oct 21, 2020Accident3 citations$1,350
Eric SheilsAug 19, 2020Accidentno citations0
Vernon Construction, Inc.Aug 20, 2018Complaint2 citations$560
Santa Barbara County Fire DepartmentDec 16, 2016Complaintno citations0
Santa Barbara CountyDec 16, 2016Unprogrammed relatedno citations0
Benitez and Garcia L.L.C. dba Burrito LocoNov 5, 2015Accident3 citations 1 serious$17,825
Reiter Berry Farms, Inc.Nov 2, 2015Accident3 citations 1 serious$3,560
Nev-Cal Construction, Inc.Jul 30, 2013Accident3 citations$960
Los Dos Valles Harvesting & Packing Inc.Sep 12, 2012Planned1 citation$110
Magorian Mine ServicesMay 19, 2011Plannedno inspection made0
Magorian Mine ServicesJan 19, 2011Plannedno citations0
Magorian Mine ServicesJan 14, 2011Plannedno inspection made0
Pon Cha-Na dba Hang Out Thai RestaurantApr 7, 2010Planned4 citations$340
Windy City Cakery IncApr 7, 2010Plannedno citations0
Dave Spurr Excavating, Inc.Jan 4, 2010Complaintno citations0
T L C Backhoe ServiceJul 13, 2006Complaint8 citations 2 serious$6,755
AlbertsonsJul 23, 2003Accident4 citations$300
The Upper LevelJun 12, 2003Planned5 citations$520
Golden State Boring and Pipe Jacking IncOct 25, 2001Plannedno citations0
Golden State Boring and Pipe Jacking IncOct 22, 2001Plannedno inspection made0
Tiffany FarmsJun 7, 2001Planned3 citations$715
Rio Verde Produce Inc.Jun 7, 2001Planned1 citation0
Melena RoofingSep 20, 2000Follow-upno inspection made0
Team WorkMay 9, 2000Unprogrammed related1 citation$280
Melena RoofingApr 28, 2000Accident1 citation$450

Largest penalties in Orcutt

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Orcutt Union School District, Orcutt Academy High School12$27,5000Sep 26, 2025
Benitez and Garcia L.L.C. dba Burrito Loco13$17,8250Nov 5, 2015
T L C Backhoe Service18$6,7550Jul 13, 2006
Reiter Berry Farms, Inc.13$3,5600Nov 2, 2015
Carecraft Pools of Central Calif Inc.13$1,3500Oct 21, 2020
Nev-Cal Construction, Inc.13$9600Jul 30, 2013
Tiffany Farms13$7150Jun 7, 2001
Vernon Construction, Inc.12$5600Aug 20, 2018
The Upper Level15$5200Jun 12, 2003
Melena Roofing21$4500Sep 20, 2000
Pon Cha-Na dba Hang Out Thai Restaurant14$3400Apr 7, 2010
Albertsons14$3000Jul 23, 2003
Team Work11$2800May 9, 2000
Los Dos Valles Harvesting & Packing Inc.11$1100Sep 12, 2012
Rio Verde Produce Inc.11$00Jun 7, 2001
Santa Barbara County10$00Dec 16, 2016
Magorian Mine Services30$00May 19, 2011
Dave Spurr Excavating, Inc.10$00Jan 4, 2010
Eric Sheils10$00Aug 19, 2020
Santa Barbara County Fire Department10$00Dec 16, 2016

Rules cited most in Orcutt

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2025112$27,5000
2020213$1,3500
2018112$5600
2016200$00
2015226$21,3850
2013113$9600
2012111$1100
2011300$00
2010314$3400
2006118$6,7550
2003229$8200
2001424$7150
2000322$7300

Your rights when the hazard is real in Orcutt

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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