Arborwell, Inc. safety record at a glance
Arborwell, Inc. has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 13, 2012 and Nov 1, 2021. 7 of them were accident inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 16 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $49,565 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $35,210. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened May 19, 2018 in Palo Alto. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #2,730 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in San Diego, Woodside, Palo Alto, Fremont, West Sacramento, Irvine, Hillsborough, San Francisco.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2021 | San Diego | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $3,000 | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Feb 19, 2019 | Woodside | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 10, 2019 |
| May 19, 2018 | Palo Alto | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Aug 23, 2021 |
| Mar 19, 2018 | Fremont | Referral | 4 citations 1 serious | $9,000 | $6,900 | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Feb 14, 2014 | West Sacramento | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $5,340 | $2,780 | May 4, 2015 |
| Jan 28, 2014 | Irvine | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | 0 | Mar 9, 2015 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | Hillsborough | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 13, 2013 |
| Jul 2, 2013 | Irvine | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Jan 24, 2013 | San Francisco | Accident | 2 citations | $1,500 | $600 | Oct 30, 2013 |
| Aug 13, 2012 | Carlsbad | Accident | 5 citations 1 serious | $9,975 | $3,930 | Oct 4, 2013 |
Also recorded as: Arborwell Inc.; Arborwell LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3421, Logging, general: 5 citations, 2 serious, $9,050
- 8 CCR 3427: 3 citations, 1 serious, $2,500
- 8 CCR 3424: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 4993: 1 citation, $600
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $335
Accidents investigated
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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.
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If you work, or worked, at Arborwell, 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.