J. W. Peterson Painting, Inc safety record at a glance
J. W. Peterson Painting, Inc has been the subject of 5 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 17, 2013 and Apr 10, 2024. 3 of them were accident inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 5 in all: 0 serious, 1 willful. Inspectors proposed $92,300 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $91,180. The largest single penalty, $90,000, came from an inspection opened Dec 13, 2017 in Danville. That places the employer at #528 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Hayward, Menlo Park, Danville, Dublin, Mante.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2024 | Hayward | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Menlo Park | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Dec 13, 2017 | Danville | Accident | 2 citations 1 willful | $90,675 | $90,000 | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Sep 9, 2015 | Dublin | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $1,495 | $1,050 | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Apr 17, 2013 | Mante | Accident | 1 citation | $130 | $130 | Jul 11, 2013 |
Also recorded as: JW Peterson Painting; J.W. Peterson Painting, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 1 citation, $90,000
- 8 CCR 1526: 1 citation, $600
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $450
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 1 citation, $130
- 8 CCR 1644, Metal scaffolds: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Hayward 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. W. Peterson Painting, 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.