Gary D. Nelson Associates, Inc. safety record at a glance
Gary D. Nelson Associates, Inc. has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 14, 2005 and Feb 12, 2026. 8 of them were accident inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 12 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $36,650 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $36,030. The largest single penalty, $33,455, came from an inspection opened Feb 12, 2026 in Santa Clara. That places the employer at #2,640 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Retail Trade; Manufacturing. Worksites in Santa Clara, Sonoma, West Sacramento, Rutherford, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, Calistoga, Napa.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | Santa Clara | Accident | 5 citations 2 serious | $33,455 | open |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Sonoma | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $600 | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Aug 31, 2015 | West Sacramento | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Mar 10, 2015 | Rutherford | Accident | no citations | $0 | May 6, 2015 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Santa Rosa | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $335 | Feb 25, 2015 |
| Nov 5, 2013 | Sacramento | Accident | no citations | $0 | Feb 13, 2014 |
| Jul 9, 2013 | Calistoga | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 9, 2013 |
| Oct 16, 2012 | Napa | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 16, 2013 |
| Aug 2, 2012 | Livermore | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Jul 18, 2007 | Newark | Unprogrammed related | 4 citations | $1,340 $1,960 proposed | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Sep 14, 2005 | Santa Rosa | Accident | 1 citation | $300 | Apr 24, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Gary D. Nelson Associates, Inc. dba Nelson Staffing; Gary D Nelson Associates, Inc dba Nelson Staffing; Gary D Nelson Associates Inc dba Nelson Staffing; Gary D. Nelson Associates, Inc dba Nelson Staffing; Gary D Nelson Associates, Inc.; Gary D. Nelson Associates Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 5 citations, $1,905
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $730
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $16,200
- 8 CCR 1621, Railings and toeboards (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $16,200
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, $335
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $335
- 8 CCR 3664, Industrial trucks, operator training: 1 citation, $325
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Santa Clara 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 Gary D. Nelson Associates, 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.