City of Modesto safety record at a glance
City of Modesto has been the subject of 15 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 13, 2003 and Oct 20, 2026. 7 of them were accident inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 11 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $63,710 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $29,485. The largest single penalty, $23,550, came from an inspection opened Apr 9, 2018 in Modesto. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #3,633 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Public Administration; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Utilities. Worksites in Modesto, Oakdale.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Modesto | Fatality or catastrophe | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Modesto | Fatality or catastrophe | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Modesto | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Modesto | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Modesto | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Oakdale | Accident | 1 citation | $280 | $280 | open |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Modesto | Referral | 1 citation | $325 | 0 | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Modesto | Complaint | 1 citation | $130 | $130 | Feb 20, 2020 |
| Apr 9, 2018 | Modesto | Fatality or catastrophe | death 4 citations 3 serious | $39,750 | $23,550 | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Modesto | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Jun 5, 2008 | Modesto | Complaint | 1 citation | $225 | $225 | Aug 18, 2008 |
| Jun 26, 2007 | Modesto | Accident | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Jul 26, 2005 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 26, 2005 |
| Aug 13, 2003 | Modesto | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $300 | Apr 13, 2007 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 2946: 3 citations, 2 serious, $20,100
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 2947: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,375
- 8 CCR 2948: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $280
- 8 CCR 3363, Water supply: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $130
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Modesto 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 City of Modesto
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.