Chico Scrap Metal Inc safety record at a glance
Chico Scrap Metal Inc has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 30, 2004 and Jun 13, 2011. 3 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. All of them produced citations, 24 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $27,745 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $8,010. The largest single penalty, $4,400, came from an inspection opened Jun 7, 2007 in Durham. That places the employer at #17,518 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Wholesale Trade. Worksites in Durham, Oroville, Chico.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2011 | Durham | Complaint | 2 citations 2 serious | $2,810 $5,620 proposed | Sep 7, 2012 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | Durham | Unprogrammed related | 9 citations 2 serious | $4,400 $16,960 proposed | May 24, 2016 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | Oroville | Complaint | 4 citations | $600 $2,200 proposed | May 24, 2016 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | Oroville | Unprogrammed related | 4 citations | $200 $1,535 proposed | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | Chico | Unprogrammed related | 4 citations | $0 $1,430 proposed | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Jun 30, 2004 | Chico | Accident | 1 citation | $0 | Aug 19, 2004 |
Also recorded as: Chico Scrap Metal Inc dba Nor-Cal Recyclers Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 6 citations, $200
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 5 citations, $200
- 8 CCR 1532.1, Lead (construction): 3 citations, $400
- 8 CCR 2946, Provisions for Preventing Accidents Due to Proximity to Overhead Lines: 2 citations, 2 serious, $2,810
- 8 CCR 5155, Airborne contaminants: 2 citations, 1 serious, $2,000
- 8 CCR 5150, Ventilation and Personal Protective Equipment Requirements for Welding, Brazing and Cutting: 2 citations, 1 serious, $1,800
- 8 CCR 5198, Lead: 1 citation, $200
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 1 citation, $200
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Chico 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 Chico Scrap Metal 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.