City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Smith River Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Smith River since 2000: 54 inspections, 79 citations, $61,909 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 Smith River at a glance

Employers in Smith River account for 54 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 31 of which produced citations (57%): 79 citations, 21 serious, $61,909 in penalties after appeals, and 0 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 1 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (17), (17), Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (8).

All inspections, newest first

54 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Del Norte Unified School DistrictDec 18, 2025Complaint2 citations$675
Coopmans ChoppingJul 28, 2025Accident2 citations$1,500
Tidewater Contractors IncJun 3, 2025Plannedno inspection made0
Tidewater Contractors IncMay 22, 2024Planned3 citations 1 repeat$1,835
Lucky 7 CasinoJun 14, 2023Planned4 citations 1 serious 1 repeat$19,990
Tidewater Contractors IncApr 12, 2023Planned2 citations$725
Never Give UP Logging IncJul 20, 2021Accident1 citation 1 serious$10,800
Lucky 7 CasinoOct 9, 2020Planned3 citations 2 serious$3,779
Dahlstrom & Watt Bulb Farms IncJun 25, 2020Complaint2 citations$450
MC Lennan Builders IncMar 30, 2017Referral5 citations$1,235
G R Construction COMar 20, 2017Referral5 citations$865
Lucky 7 CasinoJan 29, 2015Planned9 citations 5 serious$3,214
Dahlstrom & Watt Bulb Farms IncSep 5, 2013Referralno citations0
Palmer Westbrook CorpSep 5, 2013Referralno citations0
Dahlstrom & Watt Bulb Farms IncSep 26, 2012Complaint2 citations 1 serious$3,250
Palmer Westbrook CorpOct 26, 2010Accidentno citations0
TMT Research Development IncOct 27, 2009Complaintno citations0
Bayside Excavation & ConstructionJul 23, 2009Accident2 citations$350
Granite Construction CompanyJun 24, 2009Plannedno citations0
Dahlstrom & Watt Bulb Farms IncJun 10, 2009Complaintno citations0
Robert H. Stanhurst, Inc.Jan 31, 2008Plannedno citations0
Green Diamond Resource CompanyOct 17, 2007Accidentno citations0
Robert H. Stanhurst, Inc.Oct 16, 2007Planned5 citations$1,905
Palmer Westbrook CorpOct 16, 2007Planned3 citations$330
Tidewater Contractors IncSep 17, 2007Plannedno inspection made0
United Lily Growers, Inc.Aug 22, 2007Planned2 citations$1,500
Hastings Bulb Growers, Inc.Aug 22, 2007Planned2 citations$1,230
Dahlstrom & Watt Bulb Farms IncAug 22, 2007Planned1 citation$750
Dahlstrom & Watt Bulb Farms IncAug 22, 2007Planned1 citation$750
Tidewater Contractors IncAug 8, 2006Plannedno inspection made0
Morgan Redi-MixMay 18, 2006Plannedno inspection made0
County of del Norte Road DivisionMay 17, 2006Plannedno citations0
Crocett BarApr 16, 2006Plannedno inspection made0
Granite Construction CompanyApr 16, 2006Plannedno citations0
Hastings' Smith River Tree Nursery, LLCMar 2, 2006Complaintno citations0
Hastings' Smith River Tree Nursery, LLCMar 2, 2006Complaintno citations0
CA Food & AgricultureJul 22, 2003Complaintno citations0
Dahlstrom & Watt Bulb Farms IncJun 26, 2002Planned1 citation$500
Reservation RanchJun 26, 2002Complaintno citations0
Tidewater Contractors IncDec 6, 2001Planned2 citations 1 repeat$1,050
Morgan Redi-MixDec 6, 2001Planned1 citation$200
North Coast Paving & RockDec 5, 2001Planned2 citations0
Tidewater Contractors IncAug 8, 2001Planned1 citation0
Tidewater Contractors IncDec 14, 2000Complaintno citations0
Tidewater Contractors IncSep 19, 2000Planned2 citations$130
North Coast Paving & RockAug 9, 2000Planned1 citation0
Morgan Redi-MixJun 14, 2000Planned1 citation$110
Tim Haban ConstructionFeb 9, 2000Programmed related4 citations 3 serious$2,250
Nolan Construction IncFeb 9, 2000Planned5 citations 5 serious$1,186
Pacific Fire Sprinkler CO.Feb 9, 2000Programmed related1 citation 1 serious$750
GR Construction CompanyFeb 9, 2000Programmed related2 citations 2 serious$600
Chambers South Inc, dba Chandler PlumbingFeb 9, 2000Programmed relatedno citations0
Freeman Rock Enterprises, Inc.Feb 9, 2000Programmed relatedno citations0
Howard ConstructionFeb 9, 2000Programmed relatedno citations0

Largest penalties in Smith River

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Lucky 7 Casino316$26,9830Jun 14, 2023
Never Give UP Logging Inc11$10,8000Jul 20, 2021
Dahlstrom & Watt Bulb Farms Inc77$5,7000Jun 25, 2020
Tidewater Contractors Inc910$3,7400Jun 3, 2025
Tim Haban Construction14$2,2500Feb 9, 2000
Robert H. Stanhurst, Inc.25$1,9050Jan 31, 2008
Coopmans Chopping12$1,5000Jul 28, 2025
United Lily Growers, Inc.12$1,5000Aug 22, 2007
MC Lennan Builders Inc15$1,2350Mar 30, 2017
Hastings Bulb Growers, Inc.12$1,2300Aug 22, 2007
Nolan Construction Inc15$1,1860Feb 9, 2000
G R Construction CO15$8650Mar 20, 2017
Pacific Fire Sprinkler CO.11$7500Feb 9, 2000
Del Norte Unified School District12$6750Dec 18, 2025
GR Construction Company12$6000Feb 9, 2000
Bayside Excavation & Construction12$3500Jul 23, 2009
Palmer Westbrook Corp33$3300Sep 5, 2013
Morgan Redi-Mix32$3100May 18, 2006
North Coast Paving & Rock23$00Dec 5, 2001
TMT Research Development Inc10$00Oct 27, 2009

Rules cited most in Smith River

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2025324$2,1750
2024113$1,8350
2023226$20,7150
2021111$10,8000
2020225$4,2290
20172210$2,1000
2015119$3,2140
2013200$00
2012112$3,2500
2010100$00
2009412$3500
2008100$00
20078614$6,4650
2006700$00
2003100$00
2002211$5000
2001446$1,2500
200011716$5,0260

Your rights when the hazard is real in Smith River

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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