Alco Iron & Metal CO. safety record at a glance
Alco Iron & Metal CO. has been the subject of 23 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 24, 2002 and Jun 16, 2026. 10 of them were complaint inspections. 17 of them produced citations, 54 in all: 27 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $353,918 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $311,248. The largest single penalty, $115,168, came from an inspection opened Dec 23, 2025 in San Leandro. 3 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #46 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Wholesale Trade; Manufacturing; Construction. Worksites in San Leandro, Vallejo, Stockton, San Jose, Camino, Milpitas.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | San Leandro | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Vallejo | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $8,800 | $8,800 | open |
| Dec 23, 2025 | San Leandro | Complaint | 11 citations 10 serious | $115,168 | $115,168 | open |
| May 8, 2025 | San Leandro | Complaint | 1 citation | $850 | $850 | open |
| Jan 8, 2025 | San Leandro | Fatality or catastrophe | death 6 citations 5 serious | $95,500 | $95,500 | open |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Vallejo | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $27,000 | $27,000 | open |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Stockton | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations 1 serious | $18,185 | $18,185 | open |
| Jan 25, 2018 | San Leandro | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 5, 2018 |
| Jul 13, 2017 | San Leandro | Complaint | 1 citation | $1,275 | $1,275 | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | San Leandro | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $22,500 | $7,000 | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Mar 28, 2014 | San Leandro | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $13,500 | $6,000 | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Nov 6, 2013 | San Jose | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 15, 2013 |
| Jan 31, 2013 | San Leandro | Complaint | 3 citations 1 repeat | $2,155 | $825 | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Jan 16, 2013 | San Jose | Complaint | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Jan 17, 2013 |
| Sep 7, 2012 | San Leandro | Accident | 6 citations 2 serious | $29,275 | $21,720 | Feb 26, 2015 |
| Oct 28, 2011 | San Jose | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,400 | $675 | May 6, 2014 |
| Oct 27, 2009 | Camino | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 7, 2010 |
| Nov 14, 2007 | Vallejo | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 4, 2008 |
| Feb 3, 2005 | Vallejo | Complaint | 2 citations 2 serious | $4,500 | $2,475 | Jul 13, 2006 |
| Nov 23, 2004 | Milpitas | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Dec 22, 2004 |
| Sep 15, 2004 | Vallejo | Accident | 3 citations | $600 | $600 | Jul 18, 2007 |
| Aug 13, 2002 | Vallejo | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,710 | $2,475 | Jan 7, 2004 |
| Jun 24, 2002 | San Leandro | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $9,500 | $2,700 | Jun 20, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Alco Iron and Metal Company; Alco Iron & Metal CO; Alco Iron and Metal CO.; Alco Iron & Metal Company; Alco Iron & Metal.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 9 citations, 1 serious, $10,560
- 8 CCR 5198, Lead: 8 citations, 8 serious, $102,938
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, 3 serious, $49,500
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 3 citations, 2 serious, $41,300
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 3 citations, 2 serious, $12,230
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,225
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, 1 serious, $7,425
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 2 citations, $7,000
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Leandro employment lawyer, Vallejo employment lawyer, Stockton 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 Alco Iron & Metal CO.
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.