John F. Otto, Inc. safety record at a glance
John F. Otto, Inc. has been the subject of 23 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 23, 2000 and Dec 15, 2025. 7 of them were planned inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 14 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $48,115 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $13,470. The largest single penalty, $7,000, came from an inspection opened Nov 9, 2015 in Vallejo. That places the employer at #11,553 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Paradise, Sacramento, Stockton, Vallejo, Monterey, Chico, Rocklin, Mather.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2025 | Paradise | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Paradise | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Sacramento | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Sacramento | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Stockton | Accident | 2 citations | $3,935 | $3,300 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Mar 19, 2019 | Sacramento | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Sep 25, 2018 | Sacramento | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 2, 2018 |
| Nov 9, 2015 | Vallejo | Accident | 2 citations | $16,360 | $7,000 | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Nov 5, 2015 | Sacramento | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Apr 4, 2016 |
| Jan 21, 2015 | Monterey | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 13, 2015 |
| Mar 18, 2014 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 9, 2014 |
| Jan 11, 2008 | Sacramento | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 5, 2009 |
| Jan 2, 2008 | Chico | Planned | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Mar 3, 2008 |
| Dec 6, 2006 | Rocklin | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 10, 2007 |
| Nov 6, 2006 | Sacramento | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Apr 25, 2006 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Apr 25, 2006 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Apr 21, 2003 | Monterey | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 25, 2003 |
| Jul 11, 2002 | Mather | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $25,000 | $350 | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Jan 23, 2002 | Corning | Planned | 5 citations 1 serious | $825 | $825 | Jun 24, 2002 |
| Apr 24, 2001 | Suisun City | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Nov 7, 2000 | Napa | Planned | 1 citation | $625 | $625 | Feb 15, 2001 |
| Jun 23, 2000 | Tahoe City | Planned | 1 citation | $250 | $250 | Dec 29, 2000 |
Also recorded as: John F Otto, Inc.; John F Otto Inc; John F Otto, Inc; John F. Otto; John F. Otto Inc. dba Otto Construction; John F. Otto, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 341.1: 2 citations, $1,185
- 8 CCR 1926.405: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 3382: 1 citation, $7,000
- 8 CCR 4307: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 1926.28: 1 citation, 1 serious, $825
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 1712: 1 citation, $350
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, $300
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Sacramento employment lawyer, Stockton 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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at John F. Otto, 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.