Cal/OSHA inspections in Samoa at a glance
Employers in Samoa account for 30 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 14 of which produced citations (47%): 35 citations, 4 serious, $35,470 in penalties after appeals, and 1 worker death investigated. In the last 12 months 1 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (11), (8), Construction (7).
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30 inspections. Click a date for the citations.
Largest penalties in Samoa
| Employer | Inspections | Citations | Penalties | Deaths | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Compost and Organics | 4 | 12 | $18,535 | 0 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Marubeni Sustainable Energy, Inc. dba DG Fairhaven | 2 | 6 | $8,250 | 0 | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Figas Construction | 1 | 2 | $3,935 | 0 | Feb 5, 2026 |
| S. O. S. Construction Inc. | 2 | 5 | $2,300 | 1 | Oct 25, 2002 |
| Aquatic Designing Inc | 1 | 2 | $1,235 | 0 | Dec 7, 2011 |
| Westfall Stevedore Company | 3 | 2 | $375 | 0 | Feb 7, 2002 |
| New Life Vinyl, Inc. | 1 | 1 | $335 | 0 | Mar 24, 2016 |
| Danco Builders | 1 | 2 | $310 | 0 | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Glasshouse Garden Supply Inc | 1 | 1 | $195 | 0 | Apr 19, 2018 |
| Eureka Boat Yard/Marine Repair | 1 | 2 | $0 | 0 | Nov 1, 2000 |
| Green Diamond Resource Company | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Evergreen Pulp Inc | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Jan 30, 2008 |
| Tetrad Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Feb 16, 2005 |
| Simpson Investment Company | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Environmental Quality Management, Inc | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Apr 27, 2015 |
| Fox Farms Soil & Fertilizer CO | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Nehalem River Dredging Inc | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Stockton Pacific Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Dec 6, 2004 |
| Samoa Pacific Cellulos | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Sep 24, 2001 |
| Resource Environmental, Inc. | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | Aug 22, 2024 |
Rules cited most in Samoa
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 4 citations, 1 serious
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 4 citations
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, 1 serious
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 1910.424: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 3648: 1 citation, 1 serious
- 8 CCR 341: 1 citation
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation
By year opened
| Year | Inspections | With citations | Citations | Penalties | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $3,935 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $1,375 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 | $15,000 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $1,680 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $195 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $335 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $480 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $1,235 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 6 | $8,250 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $310 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 4 | $2,050 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 1 | $250 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $375 | 0 |
Your rights when the hazard is real in Samoa
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.