Argus Contracting, LP safety record at a glance
Argus Contracting, LP has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 24, 2007 and Nov 1, 2017. 3 of them were accident inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 7 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $20,790 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $19,260. The largest single penalty, $12,600, came from an inspection opened Aug 27, 2007 in Bell. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #7,095 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Construction. Worksites in San Diego, Chatsworth, Escondido, Bell.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2017 | San Diego | Planned | 2 citations | $970 | $835 | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | San Diego | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Dec 12, 2013 | Chatsworth | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 25, 2014 |
| Apr 18, 2012 | Escondido | Accident | 3 citations | $7,220 | $5,825 | Oct 11, 2013 |
| Jul 14, 2008 | Bell | Follow-up | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 14, 2008 |
| Aug 27, 2007 | Bell | Accident | death 2 citations 2 serious | $12,600 | $12,600 | Feb 25, 2008 |
| Aug 24, 2007 | Bell | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 17, 2007 |
Also recorded as: Argus Contracting, Inc; Argus Contracting Inc; Argus Contracting LP.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1926.501: 2 citations, 2 serious, $12,600
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $1,085
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 1 citation, $350
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 1 citation, $225
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Diego employment lawyer, Escondido 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 Argus Contracting, LP
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.