City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

San Quentin Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in San Quentin since 2000: 51 inspections, 132 citations, $378,950 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 San Quentin at a glance

Employers in San Quentin account for 51 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 36 of which produced citations (71%): 132 citations, 19 serious, $378,950 in penalties after appeals, and 1 worker death investigated. In the last 12 months 2 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Public Administration (43), (4), Construction (2).

All inspections, newest first

51 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
California Department of Transportation, CaltransFeb 2, 2026Complaint3 citations$2,400
California Department of Corrections and RehabilitationNov 7, 2025Complaint1 citation$800
State of California, Department of Corrections and RehabilitationAug 13, 2025Complaint1 citation$800
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ? San Quentin Rehabilitation Center Fire DepartmentSep 9, 2024Complaint6 citations$6,000
State of California, Department of Corrections and RehabilitationAug 14, 2023Accidentno citations0
California Department of TransportationNov 29, 2021Accidentno citations0
State of California, Department of Corrections and RehabilitationApr 9, 2021Complaintno citations0
State of California, Department of Corrections and RehabilitationJun 24, 2020Fatality or catastrophedeath 14 citations 9 serious$251,880
State of California Prisons, San QuentinOct 17, 2017Complaintno citations0
CA Department of Corrections and RehabilitationDec 29, 2015Complaint1 citation$450
State of California, Department of Corrections and RehabilitationSep 15, 2015Accident10 citations 3 serious$17,150
San Quentin Prison CA CorrectionsNov 20, 2013Complaintno citations0
CA Dept. of Corrections Proj. Constn. ManagementAug 31, 2010Accidentno citations0
CA Dept of Corrections San QuentinMar 8, 2010Complaint1 citation$245
CA Dept. of CorrectionsDec 3, 2009Complaint4 citations$485
CA Dept of Corrections & RehabilitationOct 29, 2009Complaintno citations0
CA Dept. of CorrectionsMay 29, 2009Complaint1 citation$150
CA Dept. of General Services Real Estate ServicesMar 5, 2009Complaint3 citations$900
CA Prison Industry AuthorityFeb 26, 2009Accident2 citations 1 serious$18,250
CA Dept. of CorrectionsFeb 26, 2009Plannedno citations0
CA Dept. of CorrectionsOct 29, 2008Accidentno citations0
CA Dept. of CorrectionsOct 29, 2008Complaintno citations0
CA Dept of Corrections San QuentinSep 2, 2008Complaint7 citations$1,050
CA Dept. of CorrectionsJul 3, 2008Complaint4 citations$840
CA Dept. of CorrectionsMay 28, 2008Complaint5 citations$1,400
CA Dept. of CorrectionsApr 22, 2008Complaint3 citations$950
CA Dept of Corrections San QuentinJan 17, 2008Accident2 citations$5,465
CA Dept. of CorrectionsJan 17, 2008Complaint3 citations$395
Prison Industry AuthorityMar 29, 2007Accident3 citations 1 serious$4,780
American Compliance ServicesFeb 2, 2007Unprogrammed relatedno citations0
Vanir Construction Management, Inc.Feb 1, 2007Unprogrammed relatedno citations0
California Prison Heathcare Receivership CorporatiJan 31, 2007Unprogrammed related3 citations$1,225
Metalset, Inc.Jan 26, 2007Unprogrammed related10 citations 1 serious$5,965
CA Dept. of CorrectionsJan 23, 2007Complaintno citations0
C. Overaa & CO.Jan 22, 2007Unprogrammed related1 citation$450
CA Dept. of CorrectionsDec 21, 2006Complaintno citations0
CA Dept. of CorrectionsOct 17, 2006Complaint3 citations$450
CA Dept. of Correctins San QuentinSep 26, 2006Accident1 citation$150
CA Dept. of CorrectionsAug 28, 2006Complaint6 citations 4 willful$28,350
CA Dept. of CorrectionsApr 4, 2006Complaint20 citations 3 serious$7,195
CA General ServicesApr 26, 2005Complaint2 citations0
CA Dept. of CorrectionsAug 9, 2004Complaint2 citations$150
Denny Johnston dba Taylor PipelineAug 5, 2004Complaint1 citation$250
CA Dept. of CorrectionsJul 2, 2004Complaint1 citation0
Prison Industries AuthorityJan 7, 2004Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
CA Dept. of CorrectionsDec 3, 2002Complaint2 citations$450
CA Dept. of CorrectionsJul 23, 2002Complaint1 citation$335
CA Dept. of CorrectionsDec 7, 2001Complaint1 citation$225
CA Corrections-San QuentinSep 5, 2001Planned1 citation$840
CA Dept. of CorrectionsMay 1, 2001Complaint2 citations$525
CA Dept. of CorrectionsSep 14, 2000Complaintno citations0

Largest penalties in San Quentin

Rules cited most in San Quentin

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026113$2,4000
2025222$1,6000
2024116$6,0000
2023100$00
2021200$00
20201114$251,8801
2017100$00
20152211$17,6000
2013100$00
2010211$2450
20096410$19,7850
20088624$10,1000
20077417$12,4200
20065430$36,1450
2005112$00
2004445$18,4000
2002223$7850
2001334$1,5900
2000100$00

Your rights when the hazard is real in San Quentin

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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