Helm & Sons Inc dba Helm & Sons Amusements safety record at a glance
Helm & Sons Inc dba Helm & Sons Amusements has been the subject of 3 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 26, 2008 and Mar 4, 2014. 3 of them were accident inspections. 2 of them produced citations, 8 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $31,195 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $6,180. The largest single penalty, $3,695, came from an inspection opened Mar 4, 2014 in Imperial. That places the employer at #21,024 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation. Worksites in Imperial, Colton.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2014 | Imperial | Accident | 6 citations | $25,710 | $3,695 | May 19, 2015 |
| May 6, 2008 | Colton | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 10, 2008 |
| Mar 26, 2008 | Colton | Accident | 2 citations | $5,485 | $2,485 | Feb 22, 2013 |
Also recorded as: Helm and Sons.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $2,485
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $2,000
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 2 citations, $970
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 1 citation, $485
- 8 CCR 2340.12: 1 citation, $240
Accidents investigated
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Helm & Sons Inc dba Helm & Sons Amusements
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.