Cal/OSHA inspections in Santa Barbara County at a glance
Employers in Santa Barbara County account for 2,484 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 1,515 of which produced citations (61%): 4,691 citations, 852 serious, $5,407,515 in penalties after appeals, and 60 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 84 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (547), (498), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (470).
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2,484 inspections, page 1 of 25. Click a date for the citations.
Largest penalties in Santa Barbara County
| Employer | Inspections | Citations | Penalties | Deaths | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alco Harvesting | 7 | 8 | $119,300 | 1 | Sep 23, 2024 |
| The Pictsweet Company | 8 | 17 | $102,550 | 0 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Eat Sweet Farms, LLC | 6 | 15 | $62,425 | 0 | Mar 17, 2022 |
| Dario Pini | 6 | 18 | $61,810 | 0 | Nov 3, 2017 |
| Arroyo Seco Construction | 3 | 17 | $60,650 | 0 | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Greka Energy | 11 | 57 | $58,790 | 1 | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Chumash Casino Resort | 5 | 25 | $55,328 | 0 | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Yazmin G. Herrera Saucedo | 1 | 5 | $53,550 | 1 | Mar 16, 2017 |
| California Asphalt Production, LLC. | 2 | 23 | $51,710 | 0 | Sep 23, 2020 |
| Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. | 3 | 5 | $49,050 | 0 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Granite Construction Company | 34 | 16 | $47,770 | 0 | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Coastal Vineyard Care Associates | 3 | 10 | $47,340 | 1 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Ranch of the Golden Hawk | 1 | 11 | $43,885 | 1 | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Wicks Roofing and Solar LLC dba Wicks | 2 | 6 | $43,500 | 0 | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Key Energy Services California, Inc. | 1 | 3 | $42,750 | 1 | Oct 13, 2013 |
| Marborg Industries | 9 | 14 | $39,680 | 1 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| University of California Santa Barbara | 5 | 11 | $37,950 | 0 | Jan 11, 2017 |
| Andrade Farm Labor | 4 | 15 | $35,390 | 1 | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Sure Fresh Produce, LLC | 6 | 12 | $33,815 | 0 | May 7, 2026 |
| Tri Valley Vegetable Harvesting Inc. | 8 | 21 | $32,605 | 1 | Aug 18, 2023 |
Rules cited most in Santa Barbara County
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 560 citations, 29 serious
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 469 citations, 42 serious
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 260 citations, 7 serious
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 162 citations
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 131 citations, 3 serious
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 123 citations, 4 serious
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 117 citations
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 113 citations, 33 serious
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 105 citations, 2 serious
- 8 CCR 1512, Emergency medical services (construction): 82 citations, 1 serious
By year opened
| Year | Inspections | With citations | Citations | Penalties | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 22 | 56 | $93,665 | 0 |
| 2025 | 50 | 35 | 98 | $244,335 | 0 |
| 2024 | 51 | 30 | 63 | $155,445 | 1 |
| 2023 | 62 | 52 | 167 | $295,472 | 5 |
| 2022 | 49 | 37 | 127 | $230,780 | 2 |
| 2021 | 44 | 33 | 90 | $149,440 | 1 |
| 2020 | 75 | 54 | 126 | $299,105 | 5 |
| 2019 | 76 | 57 | 188 | $264,399 | 1 |
| 2018 | 93 | 61 | 195 | $356,355 | 2 |
| 2017 | 96 | 54 | 196 | $375,365 | 3 |
| 2016 | 77 | 56 | 236 | $343,710 | 0 |
| 2015 | 109 | 73 | 286 | $395,753 | 3 |
| 2014 | 91 | 66 | 223 | $172,860 | 4 |
| 2013 | 85 | 63 | 189 | $224,200 | 3 |
| 2012 | 92 | 55 | 190 | $193,985 | 2 |
| 2011 | 82 | 33 | 111 | $155,600 | 2 |
| 2010 | 84 | 60 | 185 | $164,096 | 4 |
| 2009 | 61 | 36 | 82 | $66,260 | 1 |
| 2008 | 105 | 64 | 186 | $148,935 | 2 |
| 2007 | 96 | 55 | 147 | $107,940 | 5 |
| 2006 | 82 | 45 | 154 | $94,685 | 3 |
| 2005 | 110 | 56 | 170 | $158,840 | 3 |
| 2004 | 74 | 40 | 147 | $81,841 | 2 |
| 2003 | 140 | 77 | 213 | $151,057 | 1 |
| 2002 | 158 | 95 | 407 | $236,305 | 2 |
| 2001 | 168 | 100 | 235 | $116,420 | 3 |
| 2000 | 203 | 106 | 224 | $130,667 | 0 |
Cities in Santa Barbara County with inspections
- Santa Maria871 inspections, 1,597 citations
- Santa Barbara523 inspections, 1,060 citations
- Goleta194 inspections, 434 citations
- Lompoc192 inspections, 315 citations
- Carpinteria120 inspections, 355 citations
- Guadalupe102 inspections, 136 citations
- Vandenberg Afb84 inspections, 78 citations
- Santa Ynez79 inspections, 125 citations
- Montecito55 inspections, 102 citations
- Buellton51 inspections, 103 citations
- Solvang45 inspections, 77 citations
- Orcutt26 inspections, 44 citations
- Cuyama24 inspections, 53 citations
- New Cuyama24 inspections, 46 citations
- Los Alamos17 inspections, 32 citations
- Carpenteria15 inspections, 28 citations
- Vandenburg Afb13 inspections, 21 citations
- Los Olivos12 inspections, 32 citations
- Summerland9 inspections, 8 citations
- Gaviota7 inspections, 16 citations
- Buelton4 inspections, 6 citations
- Isla Vista4 inspections, 6 citations
- Los Aamos2 inspections, 2 citations
- Sisquoc1 inspection, 0 citations
- Casmalia1 inspection, 7 citations
- Sta. Maria1 inspection, 0 citations
- Carpintera1 inspection, 0 citations
- New Cayuma1 inspection, 1 citation
- Santa Inez1 inspection, 2 citations
- Snta Maria1 inspection, 0 citations
- Vandenburg1 inspection, 1 citation
- Santa Marie1 inspection, 5 citations
- Sta. Barbara1 inspection, 1 citation
- Santa Barbra1 inspection, 0 citations
- Santa Barabara1 inspection, 0 citations
- Vandenberg Afg1 inspection, 0 citations
- Vandenbeger Afb1 inspection, 1 citation
- Ucsb Santa Barbara1 inspection, 2 citations
- San Nicholas Island1 inspection, 0 citations
- Vandenburg Air Force1 inspection, 0 citations
- Univ of Cal Santa Barbara1 inspection, 0 citations
- Vandenberg Air Force Base1 inspection, 0 citations
- Vandenburg Air Force Base1 inspection, 0 citations
Your rights when the hazard is real in Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara 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.