Charles Pankow Builders LTD safety record at a glance
Charles Pankow Builders LTD has been the subject of 33 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 22, 2001 and Sep 30, 2026. 11 of them were planned inspections. 13 of them produced citations, 17 in all: 7 serious. Inspectors proposed $81,944 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $45,053. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened Feb 5, 2013 in Santa Moni. That places the employer at #1,799 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Real Estate and Rental and Leasing. Worksites in Castro Valley, Pasadena, Alameda, Santa Moni, Highland, San Francisco, Baldwin Park, Los Angeles.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Castro Valley | Unprogrammed related | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Pasadena | Accident | 1 citation | $1,875 | $600 | open |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Alameda | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | Santa Moni | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 9, 2021 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Highland | Planned | 2 citations | $838 | $838 | May 7, 2021 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Highland | Complaint | 1 citation | $2,121 | $1,485 | Jul 16, 2020 |
| Nov 10, 2019 | San Francisco | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2020 |
| Jul 9, 2019 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Oct 22, 2018 | San Francisco | Planned | 2 citations | $1,300 | $1,300 | Jul 14, 2020 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Baldwin Park | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 10, 2018 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 26, 2018 |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $8,435 | $8,435 | Jul 20, 2018 |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Oct 22, 2015 | Oakland | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $560 | $560 | Feb 3, 2016 |
| Jul 2, 2013 | San Carlos | Referral | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 11, 2013 |
| Feb 5, 2013 | Santa Moni | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Oct 31, 2015 |
| Apr 20, 2011 | San Mateo | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Feb 15, 2012 |
| Jul 29, 2009 | Los Angeles | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 30, 2009 |
| Jan 22, 2009 | Los Angeles | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 23, 2009 |
| Sep 29, 2008 | Oakland | Complaint | 1 citation | $935 | $935 | Apr 23, 2009 |
| Jan 31, 2008 | Los Angeles | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 31, 2008 |
| Jul 18, 2007 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 18, 2007 |
| May 5, 2007 | Oakland | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 9, 2007 |
| Oct 6, 2006 | Oakland | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 6, 2006 |
| Dec 28, 2005 | San Mateo | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 26, 2006 |
| Apr 22, 2003 | Los Angeles | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 22, 2003 |
| Oct 29, 2002 | Los Angeles | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Feb 4, 2002 | Oakland | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 27, 2002 |
| Oct 26, 2001 | Oakland | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 2 serious | $10,120 | $450 | Aug 9, 2004 |
| Jul 17, 2001 | Oakland | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,060 | $2,700 | Aug 23, 2004 |
| Jun 27, 2001 | Pasadena | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $5,400 | Sep 1, 2004 |
| May 23, 2001 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $14,400 | $4,050 | Aug 9, 2004 |
| Jan 22, 2001 | Daly City | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 21, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Charles Pankow Builders, LTD.; Charles Pankow Builders; Charles Pankow Builders Inc.; Charles Pankow Builders LTD.; Charles Pankow Builders, LTD; Charles Pankow Builders. LTD.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1632, Floor, roof and wall openings: 2 citations, 2 serious, $23,400
- 8 CCR 1926.503: 2 citations, $838
- 8 CCR 1717: 1 citation, 1 serious, $8,435
- 8 CCR 1621, Railings and toeboards (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 1712: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 1904.29: 1 citation, $1,485
- 8 CCR 2500.10: 1 citation, $935
- 8 CCR 1630: 1 citation, $650
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Pasadena 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 Charles Pankow Builders LTD
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.