City of Berkeley safety record at a glance
City of Berkeley has been the subject of 17 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 11, 2001 and Mar 19, 2026. 9 of them were complaint inspections. 11 of them produced citations, 36 in all: 9 serious. Inspectors proposed $132,775 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $62,145. The largest single penalty, $37,430, came from an inspection opened Jan 11, 2016 in Berkeley. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #1,030 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Information; Public Administration; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in Berkeley, Groveland.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | Berkeley | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Berkeley | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Berkeley | Complaint | 4 citations | $2,250 $2,805 proposed | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Berkeley | Accident | 1 citation | $0 | Oct 19, 2022 |
| May 9, 2022 | Berkeley | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $8,435 | Jan 16, 2023 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Berkeley | Accident | no citations | $0 | Dec 27, 2021 |
| Apr 3, 2019 | Berkeley | Accident | 1 citation | $1,125 | Aug 12, 2019 |
| Jan 11, 2016 | Berkeley | Fatality or catastrophe | death 8 citations 6 serious | $37,430 $98,425 proposed | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Feb 9, 2007 | Berkeley | Accident | no citations | $0 | Apr 11, 2007 |
| Nov 29, 2006 | Groveland | Accident | no inspection made | $0 | Dec 15, 2006 |
| Mar 22, 2006 | Berkeley | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 30, 2006 |
| Nov 28, 2005 | Berkeley | Complaint | 1 citation | $240 $800 proposed | Jun 29, 2006 |
| May 5, 2004 | Berkeley | Complaint | 10 citations 1 serious | $4,635 $11,280 proposed | Dec 26, 2008 |
| Nov 18, 2003 | Berkeley | Complaint | 3 citations | $0 $1,050 proposed | Jan 10, 2005 |
| Sep 22, 2003 | Berkeley | Complaint | 3 citations | $695 | Jun 23, 2006 |
| Mar 4, 2002 | Berkeley | Complaint | 2 citations | $185 $935 proposed | Oct 6, 2006 |
| Apr 11, 2001 | Berkeley | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $7,150 $7,225 proposed | Dec 26, 2001 |
Also recorded as: City of Berkeley - Public Works Dept; City of Berkeley - Health & Human Services; City of Berkeley - Public Works; City of Berkeley - Zero Waste Division; City of Berkeley - Parks Division; City of Berkeley - Berkeley Public Library; City of Berkeley - Public Library.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 8 citations, 2 serious, $12,980
- 8 CCR 3396, Heat illness prevention, indoor: 4 citations, $2,250
- 8 CCR 1593, Haulage Vehicle Operation: 3 citations, 3 serious, $24,860
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 3 citations, $175
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, 2 serious, $9,275
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 2 citations
- 8 CCR 4355, Operating Rules for Compaction Equipment: 1 citation, 1 serious, $7,000
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,150
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Berkeley 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 City of Berkeley
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.