Cal Trans safety record at a glance
Cal Trans has been the subject of 12 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 22, 2001 and Jun 17, 2022. 8 of them were accident inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 9 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $23,740 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $12,950. The largest single penalty, $9,000, came from an inspection opened Oct 6, 2015 in San Jose. That places the employer at #11,994 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Public Administration; Construction. Worksites in Hollister, West Covina, San Jose, Commerce, Vista, Oakland, Ramona, Sutter Creek.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2022 | Hollister | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Jul 28, 2020 | West Covina | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Oct 6, 2015 | San Jose | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $9,000 | Mar 13, 2017 |
| Mar 27, 2012 | Commerce | Accident | 1 citation | $800 | $800 | Oct 13, 2012 |
| Jun 16, 2010 | Vista | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 17, 2010 |
| Mar 29, 2010 | Oakland | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 1, 2010 |
| Dec 1, 2005 | Ramona | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $3,745 | $2,700 | Nov 6, 2008 |
| Jun 7, 2005 | Sutter Creek | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 25, 2005 |
| Feb 11, 2005 | Vallejo | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Jan 22, 2004 | Walnut Creek | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Jul 6, 2001 | Oakland | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,195 | $450 | Oct 6, 2006 |
| Feb 22, 2001 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 3, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Cal-Trans.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3421, Logging, general: 2 citations, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 5042: 1 citation, 1 serious, $9,000
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $800
- 8 CCR 5097: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 5143: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 5142: 1 citation
- 8 CCR 3428: 1 citation
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
Local pages: West Covina employment lawyer, San Jose 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 Cal Trans
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.