Hal Hays Construction, Inc. safety record at a glance
Hal Hays Construction, Inc. has been the subject of 16 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 19, 2007 and May 13, 2026. 8 of them were planned inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 25 in all: 7 serious. Inspectors proposed $77,817 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $64,860. The largest single penalty, $23,060, came from an inspection opened May 13, 2026 in Hawthorne. That places the employer at #970 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 4 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Hawthorne, Camp Pendleton, Tracy, Fresno, Friant, Pomona, Dublin, Rosemead.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Hawthorne | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 1 serious | $23,060 | $23,060 | open |
| May 8, 2019 | Camp Pendleton | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,115 | $3,581 | Jun 17, 2019 |
| Feb 4, 2019 | Tracy | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $1,575 | $560 | Aug 27, 2020 |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Camp Pendleton | Planned | 2 citations 2 serious | $10,477 | $7,334 | Dec 26, 2018 |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Fresno | Complaint | 5 citations 1 serious | $11,050 | $11,050 | Oct 17, 2019 |
| Jul 26, 2018 | Friant | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $9,000 | $9,000 | Oct 17, 2019 |
| Feb 6, 2018 | Camp Pendleton | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Sep 18, 2017 | Camp Pendleton | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 18, 2017 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | Pomona | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 15, 2018 |
| Nov 5, 2015 | Dublin | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 5, 2015 |
| Jan 7, 2015 | Rosemead | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Oct 31, 2013 | San Dimas | Complaint | 7 citations 1 serious | $10,865 | $3,600 | Aug 29, 2014 |
| Oct 24, 2011 | San Francisco | Complaint | 3 citations | $6,300 | $6,300 | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Aug 25, 2011 | Camp Pendleton | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 16, 2011 |
| Apr 15, 2008 | Oceanside | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Apr 19, 2007 | San Diego | Planned | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | May 31, 2007 |
Also recorded as: Hal Hays Construction; Hal Hays Construction Inc; Hal Hays Construction, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 4 citations, 1 serious, $23,810
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 4 citations, $2,025
- 8 CCR 1541.1, Excavations, protective systems: 2 citations, 2 serious, $11,700
- 8 CCR 1541, Excavations, general: 2 citations, 1 serious, $7,425
- 8 CCR 1926.404: 2 citations, $6,300
- 8 CCR 1512, Emergency medical services (construction): 2 citations, $150
- 8 CCR 1926.651: 1 citation, 1 serious, $7,334
- 5A0001: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,581
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Hawthorne 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 Hal Hays 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 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.