California Prison Industry Authority safety record at a glance
California Prison Industry Authority has been the subject of 16 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Dec 20, 2012 and Sep 11, 2024. 8 of them were complaint inspections. 12 of them produced citations, 28 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $130,513 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $89,090. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened Sep 11, 2024 in Avenal. That places the employer at #553 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Public Administration; Manufacturing; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in Avenal, Vacaville, Susanville, Corona, Tracy, San Luis Obispo, Represa.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2024 | Avenal | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | open |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Vacaville | Complaint | 1 citation | $900 | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Vacaville | Complaint | 4 citations 1 serious | $11,000 $17,000 proposed | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Susanville | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $9,000 | open |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Vacaville | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $16,875 $24,300 proposed | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Avenal | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | Jul 11, 2021 |
| Sep 10, 2019 | Avenal | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 $10,000 proposed | Oct 28, 2020 |
| Nov 13, 2018 | Corona | Unprogrammed related | 6 citations | $6,185 $12,000 proposed | Feb 12, 2020 |
| Oct 5, 2016 | Tracy | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $500 $700 proposed | Aug 16, 2017 |
| Apr 26, 2016 | San Luis Obispo | Referral | 5 citations | $2,805 $3,645 proposed | Aug 15, 2018 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Jan 22, 2016 | Tracy | Complaint | 2 citations | $325 $443 proposed | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Jul 30, 2013 | Tracy | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 16, 2013 |
| Jul 30, 2013 | Tracy | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 27, 2013 |
| May 29, 2013 | Tracy | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 12, 2013 |
| Dec 20, 2012 | Tracy | Accident | 2 citations | $500 $16,525 proposed | Jul 24, 2013 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5199, Aerosol transmissible diseases: 5 citations, 3 serious, $27,950
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 5 citations, $5,625
- 8 CCR 1532.1, Lead (construction): 4 citations, $2,620
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, 1 serious, $18,500
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $1,400
- 8 CCR 3385, Foot protection: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 1 citation, 1 serious, $8,100
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
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. 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 California Prison Industry Authority
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 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.