Block Tops, Inc. safety record at a glance
Block Tops, Inc. has been the subject of 5 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 25, 2012 and Jul 27, 2026. 3 of them were planned inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 9 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $3,875 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $1,670. The largest single penalty, $1,395, came from an inspection opened Apr 25, 2012 in Sacramento. That places the employer at #43,372 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Construction. Worksites in Anaheim, Sacramento.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | Anaheim | Complaint | no inspection made | $0 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Sacramento | Planned | 2 citations | $0 | Jun 12, 2020 |
| Apr 16, 2014 | Sacramento | Planned | 1 citation | $275 | Jun 18, 2014 |
| Jan 6, 2014 | Anaheim | Planned | no citations | $0 | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Apr 25, 2012 | Sacramento | Complaint | 6 citations | $1,395 $3,600 proposed | Jul 22, 2013 |
Also recorded as: Block Tops, Inc; Block Tops Inc; Block Tops.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5204, Occupational Exposures to Respirable Crystalline Silica: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $280
- 8 CCR 461, Permits to Operate: 1 citation, $275
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $185
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 1 citation, $185
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, $185
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 1 citation, $185
Local pages: Anaheim employment lawyer, Sacramento 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. 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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Block Tops, 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.