Harris Metal Works Inc safety record at a glance
Harris Metal Works Inc has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 10, 2008 and Jul 1, 2026. 4 of them were referral inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 12 in all: 1 serious, 2 repeat. Inspectors proposed $10,525 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $6,850. The largest single penalty, $4,910, came from an inspection opened Nov 30, 2017 in Redding. That places the employer at #19,488 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Manufacturing. Worksites in Redding, Shasta Lake, Chico, Red Bluff.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Redding | Programmed related | 2 citations | $675 | open |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Shasta Lake | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Redding | Programmed related | 1 citation | $175 | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Chico | Referral | 1 citation | $200 $450 proposed | Mar 17, 2022 |
| Nov 30, 2017 | Redding | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations 1 serious 2 repeat | $4,910 $7,650 proposed | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Redding | Referral | 1 citation | $250 $400 proposed | Feb 22, 2018 |
| Jun 22, 2017 | Redding | Referral | 1 citation | $250 $400 proposed | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Sep 9, 2015 | Redding | Referral | 2 citations | $260 | Oct 29, 2015 |
| Jan 6, 2012 | Redding | Planned | no inspection made | $0 | Jan 6, 2012 |
| Nov 19, 2008 | Red Bluff | Planned | no citations | $0 | Feb 18, 2009 |
| Sep 10, 2008 | Redding | Accident | 1 citation | $130 $515 proposed | Jul 13, 2010 |
Also recorded as: Harris Metal Works; Harris Metal Works, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 2 citations, $730
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $730
- 8 CCR 1724, Roofing, General: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,710
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 1 citation, $350
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 1 citation, $325
- 8 CCR 3646, Operating Instructions (Elevating Work Platforms): 1 citation, $250
- 8 CCR 3648, Operating Instructions (Aerial Devices): 1 citation, $250
- 8 CCR 1712, Requirements for Impalement Protection: 1 citation, $200
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Chico 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 Harris Metal Works 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.