City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Trinidad Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Trinidad since 2000: 31 inspections, 53 citations, $103,674 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 Trinidad at a glance

Employers in Trinidad account for 31 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 22 of which produced citations (71%): 53 citations, 25 serious, $103,674 in penalties after appeals, and 2 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (7), (6), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (4).

All inspections, newest first

31 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
McCullough Construction IncOct 6, 2025Referral1 citation$700
Adams Commercial General Contracting IncFeb 28, 2025Referral3 citations 3 serious$8,193
Cher-Ae Heights CasinoFeb 28, 2025Planned2 citations0
Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of Trinidad RancheriaFeb 28, 2025Plannedno citations0
Mercer Fraser CompanyApr 11, 2023Accident7 citations 3 serious$42,680
Murphy's Markets, Inc.Aug 10, 2021Accident1 citation 1 serious$10,800
Cher-Ae Heights CasinoOct 8, 2020Planned7 citations 6 serious$13,108
Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad RancheriaAug 9, 2019Complaint3 citations$655
CA Transportation-HighwaysSep 24, 2018Unprogrammed related2 citations 1 serious$6,585
California Conservation CorpsSep 14, 2018Accidentno citations0
Forestry Solutions, IncApr 2, 2018Fatality or catastrophedeath no citations0
Murphy's Markets, Inc.Jul 19, 2017Accident2 citations$3,750
Wright Tree Service of the West, Inc.Jan 10, 2017Accidentno citations0
Cher-Ae Heights CasinoOct 5, 2016Planned2 citations 2 serious$3,578
Cher-Ae Heights CasinoMay 6, 2014Planned6 citations 3 serious$5,600
Tomas M Salinas dba Heartwood Design/BuildSep 4, 2013Accident1 citation$1,900
Juan Ruiz Logging Tree ServiceJan 27, 2012Accidentdeath no citations0
Mercer Fraser CompanyFeb 9, 2011Plannedno inspection made0
Cutch Constr dba McKinleyville Glass COJul 14, 2010Accident2 citations$525
Mercer Fraser CompanyJun 16, 2008Planned1 citation$450
Mercer Fraser CompanySep 17, 2007Planned3 citations$1,385
Cher-Ae Heights CasinoMay 1, 2007Planned2 citations 2 serious$650
Professional Tree ServicesFeb 27, 2007Accident1 citation$525
Heartwood ConstructionSep 25, 2006Planned2 citations$350
Gary D Davis IncSep 25, 2006Accident1 citation$300
Lefcon AssociateApr 3, 2002Plannedno inspection made0
Don Clogston Fire ProtectionApr 3, 2002Plannedno citations0
MC Murray & Sons IncOct 11, 2001Planned2 citations 2 serious$1,190
John Krugar COOct 11, 2001Planned1 citation 1 serious$300
O & M IndustriesJul 11, 2001Plannedno citations0
ED Cook ConcreteJun 22, 2000Planned1 citation 1 serious$450

Largest penalties in Trinidad

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Mercer Fraser Company411$44,5150Apr 11, 2023
Cher-Ae Heights Casino519$22,9360Feb 28, 2025
Murphy's Markets, Inc.23$14,5500Aug 10, 2021
Adams Commercial General Contracting Inc13$8,1930Feb 28, 2025
CA Transportation-Highways12$6,5850Sep 24, 2018
Tomas M Salinas dba Heartwood Design/Build11$1,9000Sep 4, 2013
MC Murray & Sons Inc12$1,1900Oct 11, 2001
McCullough Construction Inc11$7000Oct 6, 2025
Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria13$6550Aug 9, 2019
Cutch Constr dba McKinleyville Glass CO12$5250Jul 14, 2010
Professional Tree Services11$5250Feb 27, 2007
ED Cook Concrete11$4500Jun 22, 2000
Heartwood Construction12$3500Sep 25, 2006
Gary D Davis Inc11$3000Sep 25, 2006
John Krugar CO11$3000Oct 11, 2001
Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of Trinidad Rancheria10$00Feb 28, 2025
California Conservation Corps10$00Sep 14, 2018
Wright Tree Service of the West, Inc.10$00Jan 10, 2017
Lefcon Associate10$00Apr 3, 2002
Forestry Solutions, Inc10$01Apr 2, 2018

Rules cited most in Trinidad

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2025436$8,8930
2023117$42,6800
2021111$10,8000
2020117$13,1080
2019113$6550
2018312$6,5851
2017212$3,7500
2016112$3,5780
2014116$5,6000
2013111$1,9000
2012100$01
2011100$00
2010112$5250
2008111$4500
2007336$2,5600
2006223$6500
2002200$00
2001323$1,4900
2000111$4500

Your rights when the hazard is real in Trinidad

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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