Almanor Manufacturing Inc safety record at a glance
Almanor Manufacturing Inc has been the subject of 5 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 22, 2003 and Jul 26, 2006. 4 of them were complaint inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 16 in all: 4 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $90,475 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $76,300. The largest single penalty, $67,500, came from an inspection opened Jul 26, 2006 in Chester. That places the employer at #726 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing. Worksites in Chester.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2006 | Chester | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $67,500 $70,000 proposed | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Apr 6, 2006 | Chester | Complaint | 5 citations 1 repeat | $2,500 $3,900 proposed | Jun 11, 2008 |
| Feb 5, 2004 | Chester | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 5, 2004 |
| Jul 22, 2003 | Chester | Complaint | 6 citations 2 serious | $4,000 $11,975 proposed | Apr 21, 2006 |
| Jul 22, 2003 | Chester | Complaint | 4 citations 1 serious | $2,300 $4,600 proposed | Apr 30, 2007 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5460, Powder Coating: 3 citations, 1 serious, $2,300
- 8 CCR 4214, Press Brakes Mechanically or Hydraulically Powered: 2 citations, 2 serious, $69,300
- 8 CCR 3384, Hand Protection: 2 citations, $1,300
- 8 CCR 5449, Electrical and Other Sources of Ignition: 1 citation, 1 serious, $1,800
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 1 citation, $300
- 8 CCR 5143, General Requirements of Mechanical Ventilation Systems: 1 citation, $300
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $300
- 8 CCR 4215, Hydraulic Power Presses (Punch Presses): 1 citation, $200
Accidents investigated
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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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.
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If you work, or worked, at Almanor Manufacturing Inc
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 4, 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.