John Cravens Plastering Inc safety record at a glance
John Cravens Plastering Inc has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 8, 2001 and Aug 18, 2005. 4 of them were planned inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 16 in all: 10 serious. Inspectors proposed $44,640 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $19,130. The largest single penalty, $7,005, came from an inspection opened Aug 18, 2005 in Oceano. That places the employer at #7,177 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Oceano, Guadalupe, Santa Maria, Buellton.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2005 | Oceano | Planned | 6 citations 4 serious | $7,005 $15,855 proposed | Jul 6, 2006 |
| Aug 18, 2005 | Guadalupe | Programmed related | 3 citations 2 serious | $5,550 $10,305 proposed | Aug 19, 2008 |
| Aug 11, 2005 | Santa Maria | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $1,350 $4,050 proposed | Jul 1, 2006 |
| Aug 11, 2005 | Santa Maria | Planned | no citations | $0 | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Jun 13, 2003 | Buellton | Programmed related | 6 citations 3 serious | $5,225 $14,430 proposed | Jun 24, 2006 |
| Aug 8, 2001 | Santa Maria | Planned | no citations | $0 | Feb 25, 2002 |
Also recorded as: John Cravens Plastering Inc.; John Cravens Plastering.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1644, Metal scaffolds: 4 citations, 4 serious, $7,385
- 8 CCR 1675, Ladders, general: 2 citations, 1 serious, $300
- 8 CCR 1527, Washing Facilities, Food Handling, and Temporary Sleeping Quarters: 2 citations, $275
- 8 CCR 4070, Guarding: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,035
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 1637, Scaffold planking: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,250
- 8 CCR 1712, Requirements for Impalement Protection: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,250
- 8 CCR 1524, Water Supply: 1 citation, $335
Local pages: Santa Maria 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.
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If you work, or worked, at John Cravens Plastering 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.