Hi-Grade Materials CO. safety record at a glance
Hi-Grade Materials CO. has been the subject of 57 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 25, 2000 and Sep 1, 2026. 46 of them were planned inspections. 40 of them produced citations, 104 in all: 8 serious, 9 repeat. Inspectors proposed $208,480 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $143,025. The largest single penalty, $51,030, came from an inspection opened Aug 19, 2020 in Indio. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #217 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction. Worksites in Littlerock, Indio, Lucerne Valley, 29 Palms.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Littlerock | Planned | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Indio | Planned | no citations | $0 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 6 citations | $1,490 | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Littlerock | Planned | 5 citations | $1,895 | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Littlerock | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Littlerock | Planned | 2 citations | $1,200 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Indio | Planned | 5 citations 2 repeat | $5,175 | Feb 15, 2023 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Littlerock | Planned | 2 citations | $630 | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | no citations | $0 | Sep 9, 2021 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Littlerock | Fatality or catastrophe | death 4 citations 2 serious | $17,340 $30,300 proposed | open |
| Mar 5, 2021 | 29 Palms | Planned | no citations | $0 | Apr 1, 2021 |
| Dec 3, 2020 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 2 citations | $400 | Jan 28, 2021 |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Indio | Fatality or catastrophe | death 3 citations 3 serious | $51,030 $75,000 proposed | open |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Indio | Planned | 1 citation | $185 | Oct 29, 2020 |
| Sep 11, 2019 | Indio | Planned | 1 citation | $210 | Dec 11, 2019 |
| Sep 5, 2019 | 29 Palms | Planned | 1 citation | $475 | Dec 11, 2019 |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 1 citation | $210 | Oct 2, 2019 |
| May 31, 2019 | Littlerock | Planned | 1 citation | $185 | Aug 5, 2019 |
| Dec 12, 2018 | 29 Palms | Planned | 1 citation | $210 | Jan 14, 2019 |
| Dec 5, 2018 | Indio | Planned | 2 citations | $525 | Feb 11, 2019 |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 1 citation | $175 | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Littlerock | Planned | no citations | $0 | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Jan 30, 2018 | 29 Palms | Planned | 6 citations 4 repeat | $9,540 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Jan 17, 2018 | Indio | Planned | 5 citations 1 repeat | $5,290 | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Oct 3, 2017 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 2 citations | $400 | Nov 20, 2017 |
| Mar 22, 2017 | Lucerne Valley | Accident | 13 citations 1 serious 1 repeat | $13,850 $30,850 proposed | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Sep 15, 2016 | Littlerock | Planned | no citations | $0 | Nov 2, 2016 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | 29 Palms | Planned | 6 citations | $1,160 | Jan 5, 2017 |
| May 23, 2016 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 4 citations 1 serious 1 repeat | $5,700 | Sep 28, 2016 |
| Feb 25, 2016 | 29 Palms | Accident | 1 citation | $7,000 $18,000 proposed | May 10, 2021 |
| Nov 30, 2015 | Littlerock | Planned | 2 citations | $700 | Feb 29, 2016 |
| Mar 26, 2015 | 29 Palms | Planned | 1 citation | $375 | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Dec 10, 2014 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 2 citations | $800 | Jan 29, 2016 |
| Aug 6, 2014 | Littlerock | Planned | 2 citations | $465 | Jan 25, 2016 |
| Jun 20, 2012 | Lucerne Valley | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Mar 20, 2012 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 2 citations | $450 | Jun 25, 2012 |
| Feb 24, 2012 | Littlerock | Planned | 1 citation | $400 | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Apr 28, 2011 | Littlerock | Planned | no citations | $0 | May 4, 2011 |
| Dec 20, 2010 | Lucerne Valley | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Oct 5, 2010 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 2 citations | $375 | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Nov 4, 2009 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | no citations | $0 | Nov 9, 2009 |
| Apr 2, 2009 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | no citations | $0 | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Jan 13, 2009 | Littlerock | Planned | 1 citation | $110 | Feb 19, 2009 |
| Apr 8, 2008 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 1 citation | $300 | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Oct 25, 2007 | Littlerock | Planned | 2 citations | $270 | Apr 2, 2008 |
| Jun 4, 2007 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 1 citation | $300 $600 proposed | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Nov 2, 2006 | Littlerock | Planned | no citations | $0 | Nov 2, 2006 |
| Jul 7, 2005 | Littlerock | Accident | 3 citations | $6,310 | Mar 9, 2016 |
| Nov 3, 2004 | Littlerock | Planned | no citations | $0 | Nov 3, 2004 |
| Jun 17, 2004 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 1 citation | $560 | Jun 6, 2005 |
| Jul 16, 2003 | Lucerne Valley | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 28, 2003 |
| Feb 28, 2002 | Littlerock | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 12, 2002 |
| Nov 13, 2001 | Littlerock | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $6,600 $6,825 proposed | Jan 28, 2008 |
| Oct 16, 2001 | Littlerock | Planned | 2 citations | $270 | Jan 29, 2002 |
| Sep 6, 2001 | Littlerock | Planned | no inspection made | $0 | Sep 10, 2001 |
| Jul 30, 2001 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 1 citation | $225 | Oct 4, 2001 |
| May 25, 2000 | Lucerne Valley | Planned | 2 citations | $240 | Nov 2, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Hi-Grade Materials CO; HI Grade Materials Company; Hi-Grade Materials Inc; Hi-Grade Materials; HI Grade Materials CO.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 5 citations, 2 serious, $17,825
- 8 CCR 2340.22, Identification of Equipment: 5 citations, $4,285
- 8 CCR 7014, Private Roads: 5 citations, $2,795
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 4 citations, $720
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 3 citations, 3 serious, $33,930
- 8 CCR 6964, Safety Committee: 3 citations, $6,400
- 8 CCR 6973, (3-22). General Safety Precautions: 3 citations, $3,245
- 8 CCR 7031, Conveyor Passage: 3 citations, $3,035
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. 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.
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If you work, or worked, at Hi-Grade Materials CO.
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.