Discovery Builders, Inc. safety record at a glance
Discovery Builders, Inc. has been the subject of 15 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 7, 2003 and Nov 29, 2023. 6 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 12 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $34,255 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $30,730. The largest single penalty, $16,200, came from an inspection opened Oct 28, 2013 in Oakland. That places the employer at #3,406 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Oakley, Chico, Oakland, Concord, Brentwood, Dublin, Pittsburg.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2023 | Oakley | Planned | no citations | $0 | Jan 26, 2024 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Chico | Referral | 1 citation | $3,000 $3,600 proposed | Oct 6, 2022 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Chico | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Feb 7, 2022 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Chico | Referral | 1 citation | $260 | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Chico | Follow-up | 1 citation | $450 | Feb 26, 2021 |
| May 22, 2020 | Oakland | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $810 $2,435 proposed | Sep 20, 2021 |
| Apr 20, 2020 | Concord | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | May 18, 2020 |
| Jun 23, 2014 | Oakland | Referral | 1 citation 1 serious | $8,435 | Jan 15, 2015 |
| Oct 28, 2013 | Oakland | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $16,200 $17,500 proposed | Jan 15, 2015 |
| Dec 29, 2009 | Oakland | Complaint | 2 citations | $605 | Apr 22, 2010 |
| Dec 9, 2009 | Brentwood | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Feb 16, 2010 |
| May 13, 2009 | Brentwood | Planned | no citations | $0 | Jun 29, 2009 |
| Oct 5, 2007 | Dublin | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $750 | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Apr 25, 2007 | Oakland | Complaint | 2 citations | $220 | Jun 19, 2008 |
| May 7, 2003 | Pittsburg | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Jul 7, 2003 |
Also recorded as: Discovery Builders, Inc; Discovery Builders, Inc. dba Dbi.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 2 citations, 1 serious, $11,435
- 8 CCR 1513, Housekeeping: 2 citations, $110
- 8 CCR 1709, Erection and Construction, general requirements: 1 citation, 1 serious, $16,200
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 1 citation, $810
- 8 CCR 1593, Haulage Vehicle Operation: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 1526, Toilets at Construction Jobsites: 1 citation, $605
- 8 CCR 3648, Operating Instructions (Aerial Devices): 1 citation, $450
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 1 citation, $260
Local pages: Chico employment lawyer, Oakland 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 Discovery Builders, 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.