FBD Vanguard Construction Inc. safety record at a glance
FBD Vanguard Construction Inc. has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 28, 2010 and Mar 10, 2026. 3 of them were accident inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 21 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $62,135 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $58,535. The largest single penalty, $44,000, came from an inspection opened Mar 10, 2026 in Cupertino. That places the employer at #1,143 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Cupertino, South Lake Tahoe, Cottonwood, Rodeo, Chico, Pittsburg, Stockton, West Sacramento.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | Cupertino | Accident | 4 citations 3 serious | $44,000 | open |
| Sep 25, 2025 | South Lake Tahoe | Referral | 1 citation 1 serious | $6,750 | open |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Cottonwood | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $300 | Jan 24, 2024 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Rodeo | Accident | 1 citation | $1,000 | May 27, 2024 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | Chico | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| May 2, 2011 | Pittsburg | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 21, 2011 |
| Apr 21, 2011 | Stockton | Complaint | 7 citations | $3,900 $4,875 proposed | May 29, 2012 |
| Aug 19, 2010 | West Sacramento | Planned | 4 citations | $1,460 | Dec 23, 2010 |
| May 28, 2010 | Santa Maria | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,125 $3,750 proposed | Mar 5, 2012 |
Also recorded as: FBD Vanguard Construction, Inc.; FBD Vanguard Construction; FBD Vanguard Construction, Inc. dba Vanguard Const.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 2 citations, 2 serious, $25,200
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,325
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 2 citations, $1,200
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $1,075
- 8 CCR 1712, Requirements for Impalement Protection: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 5141, Control of Harmful Exposure to Employees: 1 citation, $1,000
- 8 CCR 3382, Eye and Face Protection: 1 citation, $900
- 8 CCR 3668, Powered industrial trucks, training: 1 citation, $800
Accidents investigated
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.
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If you work, or worked, at FBD Vanguard Construction 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.