Columbia Electric, Inc. safety record at a glance
Columbia Electric, Inc. has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 29, 2000 and Aug 22, 2025. 4 of them were accident inspections. All of them produced citations, 7 in all: 0 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $3,595 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $2,945. The largest single penalty, $1,200, came from an inspection opened Jun 25, 2002 in Millbrae. That places the employer at #34,096 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Pleasanton, San Jose, Morgan Hill, Oakland, Millbrae, Berkeley.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | Pleasanton | Accident | 1 citation | $935 | Nov 6, 2025 |
| May 21, 2019 | San Jose | Accident | 1 citation | $0 $650 proposed | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | Morgan Hill | Accident | 1 citation | $0 | Oct 24, 2016 |
| Oct 4, 2012 | Oakland | Accident | 1 citation | $410 | Sep 12, 2013 |
| Jun 25, 2002 | Millbrae | Planned | 1 citation 1 repeat | $1,200 | Jul 12, 2006 |
| Nov 29, 2000 | Berkeley | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $400 | Mar 22, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Columbia Electric Inc; Columbia Electric, Inc; Columbia Electric Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 2 citations, $1,135
- 8 CCR 3382, Eye and Face Protection: 2 citations, $200
- 8 CCR 3648, Operating Instructions (Aerial Devices): 1 citation, $1,200
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 1 citation, $410
- 8 CCR 1599, Flagging: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Jose 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 Columbia Electric, 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.