CA Dept. of Corrections safety record at a glance
CA Dept. of Corrections has been the subject of 32 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 14, 2000 and Jun 19, 2017. 27 of them were complaint inspections. 18 of them produced citations, 76 in all: 4 serious, 4 willful. Inspectors proposed $76,345 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $52,070. The largest single penalty, $28,350, came from an inspection opened Aug 28, 2006 in San Quentin. That places the employer at #1,374 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Public Administration. Worksites in Tracy, Stockton, San Quentin, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Pasadena, Susanville.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2017 | Tracy | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jul 20, 2017 |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 28, 2017 |
| Jan 22, 2016 | Tracy | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Apr 23, 2015 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 29, 2015 |
| Mar 17, 2015 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Dec 3, 2009 | San Quentin | Complaint | 4 citations | $485 $2,600 proposed | Apr 8, 2010 |
| May 29, 2009 | San Quentin | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 $225 proposed | Jan 23, 2010 |
| Feb 26, 2009 | San Quentin | Planned | no citations | $0 | Apr 15, 2009 |
| Oct 29, 2008 | San Quentin | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 19, 2010 |
| Oct 29, 2008 | San Quentin | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Feb 19, 2009 |
| Aug 15, 2008 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 5 citations | $2,240 | Sep 22, 2012 |
| Jul 3, 2008 | San Quentin | Complaint | 4 citations | $840 $5,270 proposed | Feb 17, 2010 |
| May 28, 2008 | San Quentin | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,400 $7,265 proposed | Jan 29, 2009 |
| Apr 22, 2008 | San Quentin | Complaint | 3 citations | $950 | Oct 30, 2008 |
| Jan 17, 2008 | San Quentin | Complaint | 3 citations | $395 | Jul 31, 2008 |
| Jan 23, 2007 | San Quentin | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 20, 2007 |
| Dec 21, 2006 | San Quentin | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Oct 17, 2006 | San Quentin | Complaint | 3 citations | $450 $675 proposed | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Aug 28, 2006 | San Quentin | Complaint | 6 citations 4 willful | $28,350 | May 5, 2008 |
| Apr 4, 2006 | San Quentin | Complaint | 20 citations 3 serious | $7,195 $16,835 proposed | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Aug 9, 2004 | San Quentin | Complaint | 2 citations | $150 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Jul 2, 2004 | San Quentin | Complaint | 1 citation | $0 | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Sep 3, 2003 | San Luis Obispo | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 16, 2003 |
| Dec 3, 2002 | San Quentin | Complaint | 2 citations | $450 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Jul 23, 2002 | San Quentin | Complaint | 1 citation | $335 | Dec 5, 2002 |
| Mar 20, 2002 | San Luis Obispo | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 29, 2002 |
| Dec 7, 2001 | San Quentin | Complaint | 1 citation | $225 | Aug 25, 2003 |
| Jul 13, 2001 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 9 citations 1 serious | $5,425 | Oct 5, 2006 |
| May 1, 2001 | San Quentin | Complaint | 2 citations | $525 $785 proposed | Aug 16, 2001 |
| Jan 31, 2001 | Pasadena | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 1, 2001 |
| Sep 19, 2000 | Susanville | Unprogrammed related | 4 citations | $2,505 $4,170 proposed | Oct 6, 2000 |
| Sep 14, 2000 | San Quentin | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 29, 2001 |
Also recorded as: CA Dept of Corrections; CA Dept of Corrections - Susanville Correctional; CA Dept of Corrections - CHCF; CA Dept of Corrections - HCF; CA Dept of Corrections - Deuel Vocational Institute.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1532.1, Lead (construction): 15 citations, 1 serious, $24,085
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 14 citations, 2 serious, $4,705
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 6 citations, $1,875
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 6 citations, $1,210
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 4 citations, $7,685
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 3 citations, $825
- 8 CCR 1532: 2 citations, $560
- 8 CCR 5142, Mechanically Driven Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems to Provide Minimum Building Ventilation: 2 citations, $560
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Stockton 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 CA Dept. of Corrections
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.