CA State Hospitals (DSH) Atascadero safety record at a glance
CA State Hospitals (DSH) Atascadero has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 9, 2015 and May 9, 2024. 7 of them were complaint inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 8 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $32,145 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $19,590. The largest single penalty, $16,600, came from an inspection opened Jan 20, 2021 in Atascadero. That places the employer at #6,893 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Health Care and Social Assistance. Worksites in Atascadero.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2024 | Atascadero | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Jan 20, 2021 | Atascadero | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $28,685 | $16,600 | Aug 25, 2023 |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Atascadero | Complaint | 2 citations | $935 | $465 | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Apr 4, 2017 | Atascadero | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 14, 2017 |
| Jun 14, 2016 | Atascadero | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 5, 2016 |
| Mar 3, 2016 | Atascadero | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 24, 2016 |
| Mar 2, 2016 | Atascadero | Accident | 3 citations | $1,775 | $1,775 | Oct 13, 2016 |
| Mar 2, 2016 | Atascadero | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 18, 2016 |
| Jul 9, 2015 | Atascadero | Complaint | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Jan 26, 2016 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 3 citations, $1,215
- 8 CCR 5199, Aerosol transmissible diseases: 2 citations, 1 serious, $16,600
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 2 citations, $840
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $935
Accidents investigated
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 CA State Hospitals (DSH) Atascadero
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.