Mercer Fraser Company safety record at a glance
Mercer Fraser Company has been the subject of 53 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 23, 2001 and Apr 21, 2025. 32 of them were planned inspections. 41 of them produced citations, 94 in all: 17 serious, 2 repeat. Inspectors proposed $352,615 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $201,435. The largest single penalty, $42,680, came from an inspection opened Apr 11, 2023 in Trinidad. That places the employer at #109 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; Construction; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Worksites in Eureka, Fortuna, Willow Creek, Trinidad, Arcata, Elk Grove, Salyer, Bridgeville.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2025 | Eureka | Referral | 4 citations 1 serious | $6,400 | $6,400 | open |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Fortuna | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $22,500 | $18,000 | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Willow Creek | Planned | 4 citations | $1,300 | $1,300 | open |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Fortuna | Referral | 1 citation | $225 | $225 | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Willow Creek | Referral | 2 citations | $970 | $970 | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Trinidad | Accident | 7 citations 3 serious | $69,410 | $42,680 | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Eureka | Referral | 1 citation | $1,250 | $1,250 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Eureka | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 1, 2023 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Arcata | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Eureka | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Nov 7, 2022 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Eureka | Referral | 2 citations | $1,310 | $1,310 | Feb 3, 2021 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Eureka | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $9,560 | $4,725 | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Elk Grove | Accident | 2 citations | $5,935 | $3,675 | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Eureka | Referral | 1 citation | $635 | $635 | Jul 15, 2020 |
| Oct 2, 2018 | Fortuna | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $63,560 | $20,430 | Dec 8, 2021 |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Eureka | Referral | 1 citation | $475 | $475 | Nov 14, 2018 |
| Jul 17, 2018 | Salyer | Referral | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,735 | $4,725 | Mar 6, 2019 |
| Mar 5, 2018 | Bridgeville | Accident | 7 citations 1 serious | $49,820 | $29,120 | Jun 26, 2020 |
| Sep 20, 2017 | Redding | Planned | 5 citations 1 serious | $10,085 | $6,985 | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Jul 11, 2017 | Willow Creek | Referral | 3 citations | $1,775 | $1,120 | Jul 3, 2018 |
| May 20, 2016 | Weaverville | Referral | 2 citations | $650 | $650 | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Apr 13, 2016 | Fortuna | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 26, 2018 |
| Oct 15, 2015 | Fortuna | Planned | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Dec 26, 2018 |
| Sep 25, 2014 | Fortuna | Planned | 3 citations 1 serious | $6,975 | $3,150 | Jun 9, 2016 |
| Sep 25, 2014 | Fortuna | Planned | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Feb 12, 2016 |
| Sep 24, 2014 | Piercy | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 2, 2014 |
| May 12, 2014 | Eureka | Referral | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Sep 18, 2014 |
| Jun 21, 2012 | Bridgeville | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Jun 20, 2012 | Willow Creek | Planned | 3 citations | $225 | $225 | Nov 26, 2018 |
| Feb 9, 2011 | Trinidad | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Feb 25, 2011 |
| Aug 25, 2010 | Rio Dell | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $6,185 | $6,185 | open |
| Jul 15, 2010 | Weitchpec | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 22, 2010 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | Eureka | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 22, 2010 |
| Mar 23, 2010 | Eureka | Planned | 1 citation | $550 | $550 | Apr 15, 2010 |
| Jun 23, 2009 | Fortuna | Planned | 2 citations | $310 | $310 | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Jun 22, 2009 | Willow Creek | Planned | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Oct 22, 2008 | Fortuna | Planned | 1 citation | $450 | $450 | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Jun 16, 2008 | Trinidad | Planned | 1 citation | $450 | $450 | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Jun 16, 2008 | Willow Creek | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Oct 4, 2007 | Piercy | Planned | 3 citations | $1,125 | $1,125 | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Sep 18, 2007 | Fortuna | Planned | 1 citation | $675 | $675 | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Sep 17, 2007 | Trinidad | Planned | 3 citations | $1,385 | $1,385 | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Feb 7, 2007 | Bangor | Planned | 3 citations | $1,010 | $1,010 | Mar 3, 2008 |
| Nov 1, 2006 | Redcrest | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 26, 2007 |
| Oct 23, 2006 | Ferndale | Planned | 2 citations 2 serious | $17,550 | $3,215 | Mar 3, 2008 |
| Aug 30, 2006 | Arcata | Planned | 1 citation 1 repeat | $43,200 | $21,600 | Dec 4, 2008 |
| Aug 9, 2006 | Redcrest | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 17, 2006 |
| Aug 7, 2006 | Willow Creek | Planned | 2 citations 1 serious | $5,625 | $1,125 | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Jul 13, 2006 | Bangor | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,400 | $5,400 | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Jul 12, 2006 | Fortuna | Planned | 3 citations | $935 | $935 | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Aug 25, 2005 | Eureka | Planned | 3 citations 1 serious 1 repeat | $6,435 | $6,435 | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Jul 15, 2004 | Eureka | Planned | 4 citations | $1,100 | $1,100 | Apr 21, 2006 |
| Aug 23, 2001 | Piercy | Planned | 3 citations | $575 | $575 | Apr 24, 2007 |
Also recorded as: Mercer-Fraser CO; Mercer-Fraser Company; Mercer, Fraser Company; Mercer Fraser CO; Mercer- Fraser Company.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1541.1, Excavations, protective systems: 5 citations, 2 serious, $33,450
- 8 CCR 1596: 3 citations, 2 serious, $11,685
- 8 CCR 7010: 3 citations, $5,785
- 8 CCR 3270: 3 citations, 1 serious, $3,260
- 8 CCR 341.1: 3 citations, $2,325
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 3 citations, $1,575
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 3 citations, $1,220
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 3 citations, $1,185
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Mercer Fraser Company
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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.