A.M. Ortega Construction, Inc. safety record at a glance
A.M. Ortega Construction, Inc. has been the subject of 4 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 31, 2001 and Dec 2, 2021. 2 of them were planned inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 22 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $7,930 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $7,060. The largest single penalty, $5,910, came from an inspection opened Aug 31, 2001 in Lakeside. That places the employer at #19,067 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in National City, San Juan Capistrano, Vista, Lakeside.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2021 | National City | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 23, 2022 |
| May 1, 2014 | San Juan Capistrano | Referral | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Jul 5, 2014 |
| Dec 14, 2001 | Vista | Planned | 5 citations | $965 | $965 | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Aug 31, 2001 | Lakeside | Planned | 16 citations 4 serious | $6,780 | $5,910 | Apr 24, 2006 |
Also recorded as: A.M. Ortega Construction Inc; A. M. Ortega Construction Inc; AM Ortega Construction Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 2 citations, $485
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $485
- 8 CCR 4237: 2 citations, 2 serious, $450
- 8 CCR 1512, Emergency medical services (construction): 2 citations, $320
- 8 CCR 3577: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,250
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 1 citation, $485
- 8 CCR 3664, Industrial trucks, operator training: 1 citation, $325
- 8 CCR 4650: 1 citation, $325
Local pages: Vista employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at A.M. Ortega Construction, Inc.
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. 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.