Champion Industrial Contractors, Inc. safety record at a glance
Champion Industrial Contractors, Inc. has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 17, 2001 and Oct 25, 2023. 4 of them were accident inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 13 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $81,435 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $42,095. The largest single penalty, $24,070, came from an inspection opened Oct 25, 2023 in Modesto. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #2,059 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Modesto, Turlock, Fresno, Madera, Tulare, Friant.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2023 | Modesto | Fatality or catastrophe | death 4 citations 2 serious | $24,070 $39,075 proposed | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | Turlock | Accident | 1 citation | $300 $375 proposed | Apr 21, 2022 |
| May 19, 2015 | Modesto | Referral | 1 citation | $4,000 | Aug 24, 2016 |
| Jan 23, 2014 | Fresno | Referral | no citations | $0 | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Mar 21, 2008 | Modesto | Planned | 2 citations | $1,640 | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Jul 23, 2003 | Madera | Accident | 1 citation | $560 | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Feb 13, 2002 | Modesto | Accident | 1 citation | $300 | Sep 11, 2002 |
| Dec 21, 2001 | Tulare | Accident | death 2 citations | $11,000 $36,000 proposed | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Apr 17, 2001 | Friant | Programmed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $225 $450 proposed | May 29, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Champion Industrial Contractors; Champion Industrial Contractors Inc; Champion Industrial Contractors Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 2 citations, 1 serious, $19,200
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 2 citations, $9,500
- 8 CCR 1511, General Safety Precautions: 1 citation, $5,500
- 8 CCR 3668, Powered industrial trucks, training: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,385
- 8 CCR 3648, Operating Instructions (Aerial Devices): 1 citation, $820
- 8 CCR 3287, Ladders: 1 citation, $820
- 8 CCR 3329, Machinery, operating procedures: 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $485
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Modesto employment lawyer, Fresno 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 Champion Industrial Contractors, Inc.
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.