John Sikkema Construction, Inc. safety record at a glance
John Sikkema Construction, Inc. has been the subject of 5 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 23, 2007 and Apr 7, 2026. 4 of them were accident inspections. All of them produced citations, 11 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $36,410 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $34,910. The largest single penalty, $26,825, came from an inspection opened Apr 7, 2026 in Modesto. That places the employer at #2,755 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Modesto, Ripon, Salida, Mante, Oakdale.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | Modesto | Accident | 4 citations 3 serious | $26,825 | $26,825 | open |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Ripon | Complaint | 2 citations | $500 | $500 | Oct 9, 2014 |
| Jul 28, 2008 | Salida | Accident | 1 citation | $650 | $650 | Aug 15, 2008 |
| Jun 25, 2008 | Mante | Accident | 2 citations | $5,550 | $4,050 | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Apr 23, 2007 | Oakdale | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $2,885 | $2,885 | Oct 30, 2007 |
Also recorded as: John Sikkema Construction Inc; John Sikkema Construction, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $8,500
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 2 citations, 2 serious, $7,425
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $500
- 8 CCR 3657: 1 citation, 1 serious, $14,400
- 8 CCR 3668, Powered industrial trucks, training: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,475
- 8 CCR 1675: 1 citation, $650
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $550
- 8 CCR 1596: 1 citation, $410
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Modesto 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 John Sikkema Construction, 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.