Berger Steel Corporation safety record at a glance
Berger Steel Corporation has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 1, 2013 and Aug 26, 2021. 3 of them were accident inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 8 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $14,035 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $8,550. The largest single penalty, $4,500, came from an inspection opened Oct 23, 2017 in McClellan. That places the employer at #16,797 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Manufacturing. Worksites in Hayward, McClellan, Berkeley, Sacramento, Roseville.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2021 | Hayward | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 8, 2021 |
| May 24, 2018 | McClellan | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 30, 2018 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | McClellan | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $7,310 | $4,500 | Mar 26, 2018 |
| Nov 30, 2016 | McClellan | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,175 | $750 | May 4, 2017 |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Berkeley | Referral | 1 citation 1 serious | $4,950 | $2,700 | Jan 8, 2015 |
| May 2, 2013 | Sacramento | Referral | 2 citations | $150 | $150 | Jul 22, 2013 |
| May 1, 2013 | Roseville | Accident | 1 citation | $450 | $450 | Jul 22, 2013 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $150
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,500
- 8 CCR 3648: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3704: 1 citation, $450
- 8 CCR 4851: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, $250
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $125
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Hayward employment lawyer, Berkeley 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 Berger Steel Corporation
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.