La County Dept of Public Works safety record at a glance
La County Dept of Public Works has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 6, 2001 and Sep 14, 2016. 7 of them were accident inspections. 2 of them produced citations, 2 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $18,420 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $18,420. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened Mar 8, 2007 in Los Angeles. That places the employer at #7,717 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Other Services (except Public Administration); Utilities. Worksites in Valencia, Pico Rivera, La Mirada, Glendora, San Gabriel, Malibu, Los Angeles, Montebello.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2016 | Valencia | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Nov 18, 2013 | Pico Rivera | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 11, 2014 |
| Aug 16, 2012 | La Mirada | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 11, 2013 |
| Jul 9, 2012 | Glendora | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 20, 2013 |
| May 24, 2010 | San Gabriel | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 9, 2010 |
| Apr 12, 2010 | Malibu | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 12, 2010 |
| Jan 8, 2009 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 4, 2009 |
| Mar 8, 2007 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | open |
| Sep 4, 2003 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 4, 2003 |
| Aug 15, 2001 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $420 | $420 | Sep 1, 2004 |
| Mar 6, 2001 | Montebello | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 16, 2002 |
Also recorded as: L.A. County-Dept. of Public Works; La County Dept. of Public Works.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3384: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3303, Construction, demolition and excavation: 1 citation, $420
Accidents investigated
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 La County Dept of Public Works
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.