J & J Acoustics, Inc. safety record at a glance
J & J Acoustics, Inc. has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 3, 2003 and Apr 17, 2015. 4 of them were accident inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 11 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $29,920 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $12,400. The largest single penalty, $10,800, came from an inspection opened Jan 3, 2006 in Berkeley. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #12,605 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Palo Alto, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, San Rafael, Berkeley.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2015 | Palo Alto | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 24, 2015 |
| Jun 21, 2013 | San Francisco | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $900 | $365 | Aug 2, 2014 |
| Apr 5, 2012 | San Francisco | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $700 | $225 | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Mar 1, 2012 | Oakland | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Apr 15, 2010 | San Jose | Accident | 1 citation | $450 | $450 | Dec 23, 2011 |
| Apr 21, 2009 | San Rafael | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 16, 2009 |
| Jan 3, 2006 | Berkeley | Accident | death 1 citation 1 serious | $27,000 | $10,800 | Jan 16, 2009 |
| Jan 20, 2004 | Palo Alto | Complaint | 3 citations | $375 | $375 | Jul 21, 2004 |
| Jun 3, 2003 | San Francisco | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations | $495 | $185 | Jul 14, 2005 |
Also recorded as: J & J Acoustics Inc; J & J Acoustics; J&j Acoustics, Inc.; J & J Acoustics Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 2 citations, $600
- 8 CCR 1549: 2 citations, $365
- 8 CCR 1621, Railings and toeboards (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $10,800
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 3381: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 1630: 1 citation, $185
- 8 CCR 1430.32: 1 citation
- 8 CCR 1526: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Francisco employment lawyer, Oakland 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.
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If you work, or worked, at J & J Acoustics, 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.