John H Kruger Plastering & Drywall safety record at a glance
John H Kruger Plastering & Drywall has been the subject of 8 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 3, 2002 and Jun 21, 2022. 4 of them were referral inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 8 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $7,690 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $7,690. The largest single penalty, $5,745, came from an inspection opened May 7, 2002 in Arcata. That places the employer at #18,017 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Eureka, Fortuna, Arcata, Trindad.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2022 | Eureka | Referral | 1 citation | $265 | $265 | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Eureka | Referral | 1 citation | $195 | $195 | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Eureka | Referral | 1 citation | $260 | $260 | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Apr 18, 2007 | Fortuna | Complaint | 1 citation | $275 | $275 | Aug 6, 2007 |
| Aug 18, 2004 | Eureka | Planned | 1 citation | $550 | $550 | Apr 21, 2006 |
| May 24, 2004 | Eureka | Referral | 1 citation | $400 | $400 | Jun 28, 2006 |
| May 7, 2002 | Arcata | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $5,745 | $5,745 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Apr 3, 2002 | Trindad | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 30, 2002 |
Also recorded as: John H. Kruger Plastering & Drywall.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1647: 2 citations, 1 serious, $5,745
- 8 CCR 1644, Metal scaffolds: 2 citations, $460
- 8 CCR 3648: 1 citation, $550
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 1 citation, $400
- 8 CCR 3381: 1 citation, $275
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $260
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 John H Kruger Plastering & Drywall
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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.