City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Solvang Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Solvang since 2000: 45 inspections, 77 citations, $48,865 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 Solvang at a glance

Employers in Solvang account for 45 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 22 of which produced citations (49%): 77 citations, 9 serious, $48,865 in penalties after appeals, and 2 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 2 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (14), (12), Construction (7).

All inspections, newest first

45 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Buellflat Rock Company IncAug 25, 2026Plannedopen, no citations yet0
Wicks Roofing and Solar LLC dba WicksJan 27, 2026Accident3 citations 1 serious$19,600
Pipedreams Ventures Holdings, LLCAug 28, 2024Accident2 citations$900
Buellflat Rock Company IncJan 25, 2024Plannedno citations0
Alisal Properties, Inc.Sep 18, 2020Fatality or catastrophedeath 3 citations$4,050
J.W. Design & Construction, Inc.Mar 11, 2020Accidentno inspection made0
RCM Building SystemsFeb 20, 2020Accident3 citations$650
Buellflat Rock Company IncNov 6, 2019Planned1 citation$260
Buellflat Rock Company IncMay 4, 2017Plannedno citations0
Affordable Painting CompanyApr 6, 2017Complaint5 citations 1 serious$3,270
Paula's Pancake HouseFeb 9, 2017Complaint5 citations$2,430
Sunfresh USA, Inc.Oct 20, 2016Referral4 citations 1 serious$4,250
Grant Construction, Inc.Aug 30, 2016Complaint2 citations 1 serious$2,615
A TO Z RoofingJun 2, 2016Complaint3 citations$280
Buellflat Rock Company IncApr 6, 2016Planned1 citation$130
Buellflat Rock Company IncJul 30, 2015Plannedno inspection made0
Buellflat Rock Company IncSep 9, 2014Plannedno citations0
Rosenson Wine Creations, Inc.Aug 8, 2014Accidentdeath 1 citation$175
Viking Tree ServiceAug 8, 2011Accidentno inspection made0
Buellflat Rock Company IncJul 14, 2011Plannedno citations0
Kangaru Enterprises LLC dba Rusack VineyardsFeb 17, 2010Plannedno citations0
Lonestar Engineering, Inc.Aug 4, 2009Complaintno citations0
Buellflat Rock Company IncApr 9, 2009Plannedno citations0
Buellflat Rock Company IncFeb 21, 2008Plannedno citations0
Buellflat Rock Company IncMar 29, 2007Planned2 citations$220
Clark Small ConstructionJul 25, 2006Accidentno citations0
Buellflat Rock Company IncMar 1, 2006Plannedno citations0
Buellflat Rock Company IncSep 28, 2004Plannedno citations0
Solvang NeedleworkDec 17, 2003Accidentno citations0
Buttonwood FarmDec 11, 2003Follow-upno citations0
Foley EstatesOct 9, 2003Follow-upno citations0
Foley EstatesOct 9, 2003Follow-upno citations0
Buellflat Rock Company IncDec 19, 2002Plannedno citations0
Buttonwood FarmSep 24, 2002Planned22 citations 3 serious$6,220
T H E ServicesJun 4, 2002Follow-upno citations0
MedseekMay 29, 2002Complaint1 citation0
Allstate Road BoringMay 29, 2002Plannedno inspection made0
Foley EstatesMay 16, 2002Planned5 citations 2 serious$1,870
Foley EstatesMay 16, 2002Planned5 citations$635
Southern California Tribal Chairmans Asso., Inc.Sep 18, 2001Complaint1 citation$50
T H E ServicesJan 5, 2001Accident4 citations$410
Tri-County FabricatorsNov 22, 2000Complaintno inspection made0
Rusack VineyardsSep 13, 2000Complaint2 citations$675
Eye of the DayFeb 9, 2000Accident1 citation$175
Flag IS UP FarmsJan 5, 2000Accident1 citation0

Largest penalties in Solvang

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Wicks Roofing and Solar LLC dba Wicks13$19,6000Jan 27, 2026
Buttonwood Farm222$6,2200Dec 11, 2003
Sunfresh USA, Inc.14$4,2500Oct 20, 2016
Alisal Properties, Inc.13$4,0501Sep 18, 2020
Affordable Painting Company15$3,2700Apr 6, 2017
Grant Construction, Inc.12$2,6150Aug 30, 2016
Foley Estates410$2,5050Oct 9, 2003
Paula's Pancake House15$2,4300Feb 9, 2017
Pipedreams Ventures Holdings, LLC12$9000Aug 28, 2024
Rusack Vineyards12$6750Sep 13, 2000
RCM Building Systems13$6500Feb 20, 2020
Buellflat Rock Company Inc144$6100Aug 25, 2026
T H E Services24$4100Jun 4, 2002
A TO Z Roofing13$2800Jun 2, 2016
Rosenson Wine Creations, Inc.11$1751Aug 8, 2014
Eye of the Day11$1750Feb 9, 2000
Southern California Tribal Chairmans Asso., Inc.11$500Sep 18, 2001
Medseek11$00May 29, 2002
Flag IS UP Farms11$00Jan 5, 2000
J.W. Design & Construction, Inc.10$00Mar 11, 2020

Rules cited most in Solvang

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026213$19,6000
2024212$9000
2020326$4,7001
2019111$2600
20173210$5,7000
20164410$7,2750
2015100$00
2014211$1751
2011200$00
2010100$00
2009200$00
2008100$00
2007112$2200
2006200$00
2004100$00
2003400$00
20027433$8,7250
2001225$4600
2000434$8500

Your rights when the hazard is real in Solvang

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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