Harder Mechanical Contractors, Inc. safety record at a glance
Harder Mechanical Contractors, Inc. has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 14, 2002 and Sep 3, 2026. 6 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 7 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $27,770 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $13,985. The largest single penalty, $12,000, came from an inspection opened Oct 27, 2017 in Richmond. That places the employer at #11,147 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Manufacturing. Worksites in Martinez, Richmond, San Jose, Pittsburg, El Segundo, Rodeo, Lemoore.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Martinez | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| May 22, 2025 | Martinez | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $185 | 0 | Dec 3, 2025 |
| May 1, 2025 | Martinez | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $600 | 0 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Richmond | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Richmond | Accident | 1 citation | $25,000 | $12,000 | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Jul 18, 2012 | San Jose | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Dec 8, 2012 |
| Jul 14, 2011 | Pittsburg | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Mar 2, 2007 | El Segundo | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 2, 2007 |
| Jun 21, 2004 | Rodeo | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $935 | $935 | Aug 11, 2004 |
| Mar 14, 2002 | Lemoore | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $300 | $300 | Jul 6, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Harder Mechanical Contractors Inc; Harder Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1632, Floor, roof and wall openings: 1 citation, $12,000
- 8 CCR 341: 1 citation, $935
- 8 CCR 1629: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 5155, Airborne contaminants: 1 citation, $150
- 8 CCR 1536: 1 citation, $150
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation
- 8 CCR 4300.40: 1 citation
Local pages: Richmond employment lawyer, San Jose 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 Harder Mechanical Contractors, 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.