Meritage Homes of California, Inc. safety record at a glance
Meritage Homes of California, Inc. has been the subject of 16 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 11, 2007 and Sep 11, 2026. 7 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 8 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $17,710 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $12,775. The largest single penalty, $6,335, came from an inspection opened Aug 15, 2012 in Antioch. That places the employer at #12,194 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Galt, Brentwood, Oakley, Tracy, San Leandro, Rocklin, Costa Mesa, Hayward.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Galt | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Brentwood | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Oakley | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 17, 2022 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Oakley | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 17, 2022 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Tracy | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Jun 10, 2019 | Brentwood | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 20, 2019 |
| May 20, 2019 | San Leandro | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations | $10,350 | $5,605 | Feb 5, 2024 |
| Jul 3, 2018 | Rocklin | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 21, 2019 |
| May 29, 2018 | Costa Mesa | Referral | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Dec 3, 2018 |
| Dec 5, 2017 | Hayward | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Oct 25, 2017 | Montclair | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 16, 2018 |
| May 29, 2014 | El Dorado Hills | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $275 | $85 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| May 22, 2014 | Mante | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 9, 2014 |
| Nov 8, 2013 | Winchester | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 20, 2014 |
| Aug 15, 2012 | Antioch | Planned | 3 citations 1 serious | $6,335 | $6,335 | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Oct 11, 2007 | El Dorado Hills | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 31, 2007 |
Also recorded as: Meritage Homes of California Inc; Meritage Homes of California, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $245
- 8 CCR 1712: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,850
- 8 CCR 1716.2: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 341: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 1626, Scaffolds: 1 citation, $605
- 8 CCR 1527: 1 citation, $325
- 8 CCR 1512, Emergency medical services (construction): 1 citation
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 Meritage Homes of California, 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.