Freon Free, Inc. safety record at a glance
Freon Free, Inc. has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 14, 2003 and Aug 19, 2022. 3 of them were accident inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 20 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $52,665 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $34,610. The largest single penalty, $17,490, came from an inspection opened Dec 10, 2019 in Fremont. That places the employer at #2,788 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Wholesale Trade; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in San Leandro, Fremont, Sacramento, Fairfield, Suisun.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2022 | San Leandro | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $4,950 | Apr 22, 2024 |
| Dec 10, 2019 | Fremont | Accident | 6 citations 2 serious | $17,490 $21,480 proposed | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Sacramento | Accident | 1 citation | $275 | Jan 23, 2017 |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Fairfield | Complaint | 5 citations 1 serious | $9,715 $23,780 proposed | May 17, 2016 |
| Nov 14, 2008 | Suisun | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Nov 14, 2008 |
| May 14, 2003 | Suisun | Planned | 5 citations 1 serious | $2,180 | Aug 2, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Freon Free; Freon Free Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 3 citations, 1 serious, $4,470
- 8 CCR 1675, Ladders, general: 2 citations, 1 serious, $4,500
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $600
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 2 citations, $455
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $435
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $420
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $12,600
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Leandro employment lawyer, Fremont employment lawyer, Sacramento 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.
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If you work, or worked, at Freon Free, 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.