O'Brien Steel Erectors, Inc. safety record at a glance
O'Brien Steel Erectors, Inc. has been the subject of 17 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 26, 2008 and Oct 17, 2025. 9 of them were accident inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 15 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $77,220 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $50,070. The largest single penalty, $20,250, came from an inspection opened Aug 20, 2019 in Fresno. That places the employer at #1,481 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Manufacturing. Worksites in Clovis, Weaverville, Redding, Fresno, Turlock, Sacramento, Fremont, Oakville.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | Clovis | Planned | 3 citations | $1,235 | $1,235 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| May 18, 2020 | Weaverville | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $22,500 | $13,500 | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Apr 28, 2020 | Redding | Programmed related | 2 citations | $500 | $500 | Nov 20, 2020 |
| Aug 20, 2019 | Fresno | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $32,400 | $20,250 | open |
| May 30, 2019 | Fresno | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 26, 2019 |
| May 14, 2019 | Turlock | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Sacramento | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 22, 2019 |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Fremont | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 1, 2019 |
| Apr 24, 2018 | Oakville | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $16,200 | $10,200 | Nov 21, 2022 |
| Oct 25, 2017 | Salinas | Accident | 2 citations | $1,400 | $1,400 | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Jul 11, 2017 | Santa Clara | Accident | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Aug 17, 2015 | Dublin | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Jun 25, 2014 | Sunnyvale | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Sep 22, 2011 | San Mateo | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 15, 2012 |
| Sep 13, 2011 | Travis Afb | Programmed related | 1 citation | $1,800 | $1,800 | Jan 7, 2013 |
| Aug 20, 2008 | Stanford | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 15, 2008 |
| Mar 26, 2008 | Lodi | Accident | 1 citation | $625 | $625 | Oct 30, 2008 |
Also recorded as: O'Brien Steel Erectors, Inc; O'Brien Steel Erectors Inc.; O'Brien Steel Erectors; O Brien Steel Erectors Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1710, Structural steel erection: 2 citations, 2 serious, $29,700
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 2 citations, $4,750
- 8 CCR 341: 2 citations, $550
- 8 CCR 5042: 1 citation, 1 serious, $10,200
- 8 CCR 1926.754: 1 citation, $1,800
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $700
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 1 citation, $685
- 8 CCR 3648: 1 citation, $625
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Clovis 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 O'Brien Steel Erectors, 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.