City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Phelan Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Phelan since 2000: 12 inspections, 42 citations, $43,950 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 Phelan at a glance

Employers in Phelan account for 12 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 8 of which produced citations (67%): 42 citations, 10 serious, $43,950 in penalties after appeals, and 0 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Retail Trade (4), Construction (3), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (1).

All inspections, newest first

12 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Stater Bros. MarketsSep 20, 2022Planned4 citations$1,500
Snowline Joint UsdJan 17, 2020Accidentno citations0
Auto ZoneOct 18, 2019Accidentno citations0
The Feed BarnJun 5, 2019Accident3 citations 1 serious$12,150
CA Dept. of Transportation/CaltransMar 22, 2019Complaintno citations0
Lasarmo Enterprises Inc dba McDonald's RestaurantMay 24, 2012Complaintno citations0
Forbes Steel, IncAug 23, 2010Planned21 citations 7 serious$5,355
Heritage Operating LP dba County ProflameOct 6, 2008Accident2 citations$1,750
Woodland Farms IncFeb 9, 2006Accident2 citations$800
Sheep Creek Water CompanyJul 26, 2005Complaint1 citation$50
Donald C Vickery Well DrillingJul 9, 2004Accident4 citations 1 serious$11,235
Desert Design Engineering Contractors IncSep 30, 2003Accident5 citations 1 serious$11,110

Largest penalties in Phelan

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
The Feed Barn13$12,1500Jun 5, 2019
Donald C Vickery Well Drilling14$11,2350Jul 9, 2004
Desert Design Engineering Contractors Inc15$11,1100Sep 30, 2003
Forbes Steel, Inc121$5,3550Aug 23, 2010
Heritage Operating LP dba County Proflame12$1,7500Oct 6, 2008
Stater Bros. Markets14$1,5000Sep 20, 2022
Woodland Farms Inc12$8000Feb 9, 2006
Sheep Creek Water Company11$500Jul 26, 2005
Snowline Joint Usd10$00Jan 17, 2020
CA Dept. of Transportation/Caltrans10$00Mar 22, 2019
Auto Zone10$00Oct 18, 2019
Lasarmo Enterprises Inc dba McDonald's Restaurant10$00May 24, 2012

Rules cited most in Phelan

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2022114$1,5000
2020100$00
2019313$12,1500
2012100$00
20101121$5,3550
2008112$1,7500
2006112$8000
2005111$500
2004114$11,2350
2003115$11,1100

Your rights when the hazard is real in Phelan

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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