Garda CL West, Inc. safety record at a glance
Garda CL West, Inc. has been the subject of 16 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 13, 2009 and Sep 14, 2022. 13 of them were complaint inspections. 13 of them produced citations, 39 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $94,995 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $46,240. The largest single penalty, $22,650, came from an inspection opened Jun 28, 2018 in Fontana. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #1,720 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in San Leandro, Sylmar, Santa Rosa, Oakland, Fontana, Morgan Hill, Ventura, San Diego.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2022 | San Leandro | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 20, 2022 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Sylmar | Complaint | 2 citations | $785 | $785 | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Santa Rosa | Accident | 3 citations | $1,905 | $1,905 | Apr 15, 2020 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Oakland | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $13,735 | $8,525 | Oct 14, 2019 |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Fontana | Complaint | 7 citations 4 serious | $64,495 | $22,650 | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Morgan Hill | Complaint | 3 citations | $2,025 | $1,680 | Dec 9, 2019 |
| Sep 24, 2015 | Oakland | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,775 | $1,775 | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Aug 10, 2015 | Oakland | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 21, 2015 |
| Oct 29, 2014 | Ventura | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,075 | $420 | Feb 2, 2017 |
| Jul 17, 2014 | Oakland | Complaint | 1 citation | $935 | $935 | Sep 23, 2015 |
| Dec 9, 2013 | Oakland | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Mar 7, 2014 |
| Jul 16, 2013 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,150 | $3,150 | Feb 13, 2014 |
| May 3, 2013 | San Diego | Complaint | 9 citations | $3,320 | $2,620 | Apr 7, 2016 |
| Aug 14, 2012 | West Sacramento | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jun 5, 2012 | West Sacramento | Complaint | 2 citations | $935 | $935 | Sep 17, 2012 |
| Mar 13, 2009 | Menlo Park | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | May 9, 2009 |
Also recorded as: Garda CL West, Inc dba Garda Cash Logistics; Garda CL West, Inc dba Garda Cash Logistics West B; Garda CL West Inc; Garda CL West Inc.; Garda CL West, LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 9 citations, 2 serious, $14,465
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 8 citations, 1 serious, $5,505
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 3 citations, $2,800
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 3 citations, $1,010
- 8 CCR 3664, Industrial trucks, operator training: 2 citations, $725
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,300
- 8 CCR 3385, Foot protection: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,400
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,400
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Leandro employment lawyer, Santa Rosa 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. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "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 Garda CL West, Inc.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 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.