City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

West Covina Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in West Covina since 2000: 377 inspections, 696 citations, $718,897 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 West Covina at a glance

Employers in West Covina account for 377 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 220 of which produced citations (58%): 696 citations, 134 serious, $718,897 in penalties after appeals, and 8 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 17 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (171), (38), Retail Trade (28).

All inspections, newest first

377 inspections, page 1 of 4. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Ramen Boiler RoomSep 18, 2026Complaintopen, no citations yet0
Jamba JuiceSep 3, 2026Complaintopen, no citations yet0
Honeybee Foods Corporation/ JollibeeAug 26, 2026Accidentopen, no citations yet0
Tesla, Inc.Aug 6, 2026Complaintopen, no citations yet0
Warmel Management CompanyAug 5, 2026Accidentopen, no citations yet0
WE R Builders, Inc.Jun 17, 2026Complaintno citations0
Solidway Construction IncJun 9, 2026Complaintno inspection made0
Optima RPM IncApr 23, 2026Accidentopen, no citations yet0
Truewood BY Merrill, West CovinaFeb 19, 2026Complaintno citations0
West Covina Fire Dept. Station No.3Feb 10, 2026Complaintno citations0
West Covina Fire Dept. Station No.2Feb 10, 2026Complaintno citations0
West Covina Fire Dept. StationFeb 10, 2026Complaintno citations0
Dollar TreeFeb 2, 2026Complaintno citations0
Anc Stone, Inc.Jan 29, 2026Complaint5 citations$3,015
City of West CovinaJan 21, 2026Complaint5 citations$3,175
Hobby LobbyNov 26, 2025Accident1 citation$5,000
S & R Air Conditioning & Heating, LLCNov 18, 2025Fatality or catastrophe5 citations$2,160
Rainbow GuttersJan 7, 2025Accident7 citations 2 serious$22,185
Air Tro IncorporatedOct 8, 2024Accident4 citations$1,375
West Covina Fairfield LPSep 24, 2024Planned6 citations$700
Success Education CollegesSep 18, 2024Complaint2 citations$750
Tow IndustriesSep 13, 2024Accident1 citation0
Kindred Hospital San Gabriel ValleyMay 20, 2024Complaint3 citations$1,120
SMD Drywall, Inc.Nov 28, 2023Accidentdeath 3 citations$5,300
Residence Owner Construction ProjectNov 3, 2023Complaintno inspection made0
West Health Care Services GroupOct 12, 2023Complaintno citations0
Health Care Services GroupOct 12, 2023Complaintno citations0
Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.Aug 10, 2023Accident2 citations$650
Diversified Thermal ServicesAug 3, 2023Complaintno citations0
Southern California EdisonJul 10, 2023Accidentno citations0
Woodside Village CleanersMay 25, 2023Complaint4 citations$520
Concorde Battery Corp.May 10, 2023Accidentno citations0
Professional Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning LLCMay 3, 2023Unprogrammed related1 citation$335
West Covina Police DepartmentFeb 1, 2023Complaint2 citations$1,120
Merrill Gardens AT West CovinaJan 19, 2023Complaint2 citations$785
Medical Management International, Inc.Dec 13, 2022Accidentno citations0
2804 Garvey LLCOct 11, 2022Planned7 citations$750
Suburban Water SystemsSep 26, 2022Accident1 citation$485
Custom Commercial DRY Cleaners LLCSep 14, 2022Planned6 citations 1 serious$3,900
Target CorporationSep 6, 2022Complaintno citations0
West Covina Mini StorageJul 1, 2022Complaint3 citations 1 serious$4,895
Sun Clinical LabJun 10, 2022Complaint6 citations$2,100
Tri T Technology IncApr 27, 2022Unprogrammed related3 citations$1,005
JKS CA CorpApr 25, 2022Complaint4 citations$1,215
Emanate Health / Queen of the Valley HospitalApr 11, 2022Complaint6 citations 1 serious$3,900
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control DistrictApr 1, 2022Fatality or catastrophedeath 3 citations$1,505
El Torito Cantina AutenticaFeb 14, 2022Accident1 citation$305
Brenton Development CorporationDec 22, 2021Complaint6 citations 1 serious$3,445
Concorde Battery / Interstate BatteryNov 2, 2021Complaintno citations0
Cell-Crete CorporationOct 15, 2021Accident1 citation0
County of Los Angeles Department of Mental HealthAug 25, 2021Accident2 citations$3,335
Tidalwave Enterprises, Inc.Aug 13, 2021Accident2 citations$1,650
Concorde Battery Corp.Aug 11, 2021Fatality or catastrophe2 deaths no citations0
Southern California EdisonJul 28, 2021Accident1 citation0
SGD EnterprisesJul 15, 2021Accident1 citation$650
Ono Management, LLCMar 16, 2021Accident5 citations$6,865
Target CorporationJan 5, 2021Complaint1 citation0
Target CorporationDec 11, 2020Complaintno citations0
Emanate HealthNov 16, 2020Fatality or catastropheopen, no citations yet0
Poly Timber Tree Service Inc.Oct 19, 2020Accident2 citations$260
Emanate HealthOct 19, 2020Fatality or catastropheopen, no citations yet0
Precision Drywall Inc.Sep 22, 2020Accident1 citation$5,000
Food 4 Less StoreSep 3, 2020Complaintno citations0
Reynolds Buick, Inc.Aug 20, 2020Fatality or catastrophedeath 1 citation$260
Pyramid Building and Engineering, Inc.Aug 11, 2020Accidentno citations0
Kindercare Education LLCJul 31, 2020Fatality or catastrophedeath 2 citations$3,000
Cal TransJul 28, 2020Unprogrammed relatedno citations0
Emanate HealthJul 16, 2020Accident4 citations 1 serious$1,675
Select Electric IncJul 16, 2020Accident1 citation$390
Ames Construction, Inc.Jul 16, 2020Unprogrammed relatedno citations0
SO Cal Arbor CareJul 1, 2020Accident6 citations$2,025
Kindercare Education LLCJun 11, 2020Accidentno citations0
Green Giant Landscape IncMay 4, 2020Complaint5 citations$500
Westco Contracting, Inc. dba West Coast PavingJan 6, 2020Complaintno inspection made0
West Coast Arborists, Inc.Dec 11, 2019Referralno citations0
M & J Tree ServiceNov 19, 2019Referralno citations0
All Wall, Inc.Oct 4, 2019Accident1 citation 1 serious$3,035
M S C Commercial and Residental Metal Stud Framing Drywall Tape Texture IncOct 4, 2019Programmed relatedno citations0
SRM Construction, Inc.Oct 4, 2019Plannedno citations0
3gen Foods Inc.Jul 23, 2019Complaint2 citations$450
United Medical Imaging HealthcareJul 22, 2019Complaint2 citations$1,120
West Coast Arborists, Inc.May 30, 2019Referralno citations0
RDS Contracting, Inc.May 15, 2019Complaint2 citations 1 serious$5,850
Concord Utility ServicesMay 7, 2019Complaintno citations0
Phirum Sngien, AN IndividualApr 24, 2019Planned6 citations$1,150
Alfonso Dolorez Pantaleon, AN IndividualApr 24, 2019Planned6 citations$1,150
Red Construction & Remodeling ServicesApr 24, 2019Planned5 citations$955
Cem Construction Group Inc.Apr 17, 2019Planned4 citations$1,400
Prats, Inc.Apr 17, 2019Planned4 citations$1,020
Perry Stojsich, AN IndividualApr 17, 2019Planned5 citations$685
Gundry Partners LPApr 17, 2019Plannedno citations0
Lvgem Hotel CorporationNov 1, 2018Complaint2 citations$615
West Covina Unified School District - Hollencrest Middle SchoolSep 20, 2018Complaintno citations0
Empire Demolition IncAug 23, 2018Planned2 citations$615
Brenton Development CorporationAug 6, 2018Complaintno citations0
West Coast Arborists, Inc.Jul 16, 2018Referralno citations0
Dreamscape PaintworksJun 11, 2018Complaint2 citations$520
PMB Motorcars, LLCJun 1, 2018Accidentno citations0
W.D. Gott Construction CO.Apr 6, 2018Unprogrammed related1 citation$560
Howard Contracting, Inc.Apr 6, 2018Planned1 citation$450

Largest penalties in West Covina

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
JA Hill Corporation35$52,8750May 14, 2008
A&b Azusa, Inc.35$52,4800Mar 25, 2016
JYG Concrete Construction Inc18$44,2350Dec 28, 2006
J C Construction110$39,8800Feb 11, 2009
Buylow Market22$32,4000Aug 27, 2015
R T Wil-Lo Inc.212$32,0000Dec 15, 2003
LE Claire Automotive/Bob Broadwell14$26,6001Nov 21, 2003
Rainbow Gutters17$22,1850Jan 7, 2025
Concorde Battery Corp.52$18,2802May 10, 2023
C. Brian Olinger15$14,7400Aug 16, 2000
Green Giant Landscape Inc217$14,4850May 4, 2020
Northgate Gonzalez, LLC18$13,0500Feb 24, 2011
West Covina Unified School District, San Jose Edis119$12,4550Jul 12, 2005
Third Millenium, dba, R&r Construction17$11,3250Jul 24, 2006
Luiv, Inc., dba Acetek Roofing CO15$9,9450Aug 1, 2005
H Granados Communications Inc dba H G Communicatio18$9,6000May 24, 2010
Sunset & Merced Car Wash LLC16$8,7500May 25, 2016
Oasis Construction18$8,6200Apr 5, 2002
California Placers15$7,5000Jan 7, 2010
D&s Construction CO dba Hector R. Taverna26$6,9550Jun 29, 2009

Rules cited most in West Covina

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
202615210$6,1900
20253313$29,3450
20245516$3,9450
202312614$8,7101
2022121040$20,0601
202110819$15,9452
202017822$13,1102
2019171037$16,8150
20181058$2,7600
201710723$17,0620
201611824$67,2350
201511612$40,3750
2014946$4,2450
20138617$3,0250
20126515$5,0150
201116721$15,8050
201040931$34,2650
2009211144$53,6850
2008171550$65,3500
20077411$5,4400
20069835$78,8950
2005251670$48,1350
2004181026$20,4551
2003291851$83,8401
200213927$33,1750
2001559$2,7650
2000211545$23,2500

Your rights when the hazard is real in West Covina

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.

Our West Covina employment law page covers the local courts, agencies and deadlines.

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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