Cal/OSHA inspections in Humboldt County at a glance
Employers in Humboldt County account for 1,850 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 1,100 of which produced citations (59%): 2,467 citations, 545 serious, $2,630,785 in penalties after appeals, and 37 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 88 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (638), (248), Manufacturing (193).
All inspections, newest first
1,850 inspections, page 1 of 19. Click a date for the citations.
Largest penalties in Humboldt County
| Employer | Inspections | Citations | Penalties | Deaths | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer Fraser Company | 44 | 74 | $177,290 | 0 | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Humboldt Sawmill Company LLC | 12 | 19 | $113,655 | 0 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| The Sun Valley Group | 14 | 25 | $81,590 | 0 | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Schmidbauer Lumber CO | 13 | 23 | $61,170 | 0 | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Trinity River Timber Company | 2 | 7 | $43,775 | 0 | May 23, 2025 |
| Hilfiker Pipe Company | 4 | 9 | $43,105 | 0 | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Herrera General Contractor | 1 | 7 | $39,725 | 0 | Jul 24, 2003 |
| Sequoia Forest Products LLC | 2 | 6 | $33,000 | 0 | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Marz Engineering | 2 | 7 | $32,340 | 0 | Apr 3, 2025 |
| City of Fortuna | 4 | 44 | $30,055 | 0 | May 10, 2023 |
| Steve Wills Trucking & Logging, LLC | 10 | 9 | $27,190 | 2 | Nov 10, 2022 |
| G R Sundberg Inc | 5 | 8 | $27,140 | 0 | May 31, 2025 |
| Lupton Construction CO And/Or Pacwest Contracting | 1 | 13 | $27,000 | 0 | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Ford Logging Inc | 8 | 6 | $25,600 | 0 | May 18, 2026 |
| Rokstad Power Inc. | 1 | 2 | $25,500 | 1 | May 28, 2021 |
| Bear River Casino Hotel | 3 | 17 | $24,692 | 0 | Dec 7, 2022 |
| Pacific Seafood Group. dba Craig & Hamilton Meat C | 1 | 4 | $24,560 | 0 | Feb 14, 2018 |
| Wing Inflatables, Inc. | 6 | 11 | $24,255 | 0 | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Paso Robles Tank, Inc. | 1 | 2 | $24,185 | 0 | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Simpson Timber CO. | 4 | 9 | $24,000 | 0 | Jul 13, 2007 |
Rules cited most in Humboldt County
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 177 citations, 7 serious
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 118 citations
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 87 citations, 1 serious
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 63 citations
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 63 citations
- 8 CCR 1644, Metal scaffolds: 63 citations, 36 serious
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 61 citations, 17 serious
- 8 CCR 3648: 59 citations, 26 serious
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 53 citations, 12 serious
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 42 citations
By year opened
| Year | Inspections | With citations | Citations | Penalties | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 30 | 55 | $97,119 | 0 |
| 2025 | 87 | 61 | 111 | $316,699 | 0 |
| 2024 | 66 | 37 | 59 | $84,645 | 0 |
| 2023 | 68 | 51 | 109 | $135,050 | 0 |
| 2022 | 74 | 59 | 106 | $194,267 | 3 |
| 2021 | 57 | 49 | 89 | $171,815 | 2 |
| 2020 | 69 | 59 | 101 | $138,595 | 1 |
| 2019 | 49 | 37 | 82 | $80,825 | 0 |
| 2018 | 76 | 58 | 125 | $158,815 | 1 |
| 2017 | 74 | 55 | 111 | $118,545 | 1 |
| 2016 | 79 | 55 | 127 | $101,807 | 0 |
| 2015 | 59 | 31 | 86 | $68,700 | 2 |
| 2014 | 48 | 24 | 68 | $54,956 | 0 |
| 2013 | 73 | 42 | 139 | $113,445 | 3 |
| 2012 | 48 | 24 | 51 | $54,150 | 3 |
| 2011 | 60 | 19 | 34 | $26,610 | 1 |
| 2010 | 59 | 23 | 41 | $29,205 | 2 |
| 2009 | 43 | 18 | 31 | $12,005 | 2 |
| 2008 | 58 | 21 | 53 | $31,840 | 0 |
| 2007 | 74 | 41 | 75 | $42,375 | 0 |
| 2006 | 88 | 50 | 96 | $82,242 | 1 |
| 2005 | 58 | 33 | 142 | $128,310 | 1 |
| 2004 | 89 | 49 | 122 | $95,196 | 3 |
| 2003 | 51 | 19 | 51 | $80,310 | 3 |
| 2002 | 91 | 35 | 82 | $61,494 | 2 |
| 2001 | 99 | 70 | 168 | $77,275 | 1 |
| 2000 | 77 | 50 | 153 | $74,490 | 5 |
Cities in Humboldt County with inspections
- Eureka709 inspections, 920 citations
- Arcata393 inspections, 523 citations
- Fortuna148 inspections, 263 citations
- McKinleyville101 inspections, 128 citations
- Scotia51 inspections, 67 citations
- Blue Lake49 inspections, 47 citations
- Garberville40 inspections, 55 citations
- Ferndale36 inspections, 68 citations
- Willow Creek36 inspections, 33 citations
- Trinidad31 inspections, 53 citations
- Samoa30 inspections, 35 citations
- Rio Dell24 inspections, 29 citations
- Orick21 inspections, 22 citations
- Carlotta17 inspections, 25 citations
- Korbel15 inspections, 19 citations
- Loleta15 inspections, 39 citations
- Bridgeville15 inspections, 16 citations
- Redway13 inspections, 15 citations
- Miranda13 inspections, 10 citations
- Hoopa10 inspections, 7 citations
- Redcrest10 inspections, 13 citations
- Alton9 inspections, 18 citations
- Hydesville9 inspections, 8 citations
- Fields Landing8 inspections, 10 citations
- Orleans5 inspections, 2 citations
- Whitethorn5 inspections, 10 citations
- Ruth4 inspections, 7 citations
- Trindad4 inspections, 0 citations
- Kneeland4 inspections, 2 citations
- Weott3 inspections, 4 citations
- Alderpoint3 inspections, 0 citations
- Phillipsville3 inspections, 4 citations
- Crannell2 inspections, 1 citation
- Honeydew2 inspections, 1 citation
- Petrolia2 inspections, 1 citation
- Weitchpec2 inspections, 0 citations
- Fernbridge2 inspections, 2 citations
- Fieldbrook2 inspections, 2 citations
- Myers Flat2 inspections, 4 citations
- Eurika1 inspection, 0 citations
- Bayside1 inspection, 0 citations
- Fairhaven1 inspection, 1 citation
- Blocksburg1 inspection, 1 citation
- Fields Landing (eureka)1 inspection, 1 citation
Your rights when the hazard is real in Humboldt County
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 Humboldt County 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.