Empire Demolition Inc safety record at a glance
Empire Demolition Inc has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 7, 2002 and Jul 22, 2019. 3 of them were accident inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 11 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $17,990 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $7,020. The largest single penalty, $5,085, came from an inspection opened Nov 2, 2011 in Twentynine Palms. That places the employer at #19,138 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 Whittier, West Covina, Twentynine Palms, Orange, Santa Rosa, Azusa.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2019 | Whittier | Accident | no citations | $0 | Dec 23, 2019 |
| Aug 23, 2018 | West Covina | Planned | 2 citations | $615 | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Nov 2, 2011 | Twentynine Palms | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $5,085 $15,775 proposed | Feb 15, 2013 |
| Jun 17, 2009 | Orange | Complaint | 2 citations | $225 | Feb 9, 2010 |
| Aug 18, 2006 | Santa Rosa | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $0 $280 proposed | Dec 17, 2007 |
| Jan 7, 2002 | Azusa | Accident | 2 citations | $1,095 | May 20, 2002 |
Also recorded as: Empire Demolition Inc.; Empire Demolition, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 3 citations, $1,165
- 8 CCR 1734, Supervision: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,985
- 8 CCR 1524, Water Supply: 2 citations, $225
- 8 CCR 1528, Dusts, Fumes, Mists, Vapors, and Gases, general: 1 citation, $685
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 1 citation, $550
- 8 CCR 1511, General Safety Precautions: 1 citation, $410
- 8 CCR 1632, Floor, roof and wall openings: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Whittier employment lawyer, West Covina 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 Empire Demolition 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.