Olson and CO. Steel safety record at a glance
Olson and CO. Steel has been the subject of 16 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 29, 2004 and Dec 21, 2015. 5 of them were accident inspections. 12 of them produced citations, 66 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $128,590 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $43,965. The largest single penalty, $14,145, came from an inspection opened Jan 22, 2008 in San Leandro. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #1,893 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Manufacturing. Worksites in San Leandro, San Francisco, Rohnert Park, Fresno, Oakland, Carmichael, Santa Rosa, Modesto.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2015 | San Leandro | Accident | 2 citations | $19,125 | $7,000 | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Mar 13, 2013 | San Francisco | Unprogrammed related | 7 citations | $5,935 | $2,250 | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Jun 26, 2012 | Rohnert Park | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 30, 2012 |
| Feb 15, 2012 | Fresno | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,780 | $1,780 | Apr 20, 2012 |
| Dec 27, 2010 | Fresno | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 30, 2010 |
| Mar 28, 2009 | Fresno | Planned | 5 citations | $3,895 | $1,945 | Jun 25, 2009 |
| Nov 18, 2008 | Oakland | Accident | 3 citations | $6,895 | $6,195 | Jan 10, 2011 |
| Oct 22, 2008 | Carmichael | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 15, 2009 |
| Sep 25, 2008 | Oakland | Referral | 1 citation | $6,300 | $700 | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Jan 22, 2008 | San Leandro | Complaint | 30 citations 4 serious | $44,010 | $14,145 | May 4, 2010 |
| Oct 6, 2006 | San Francisco | Accident | 1 citation | $600 | $600 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Aug 16, 2006 | Santa Rosa | Planned | 1 citation | $2,700 | $300 | Dec 18, 2008 |
| Jun 10, 2006 | Fresno | Accident | death 3 citations | $31,500 | $6,500 | Mar 16, 2011 |
| Oct 24, 2005 | Modesto | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 18, 2005 |
| Sep 6, 2005 | San Francisco | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $3,600 | $300 | Dec 31, 2007 |
| Jan 29, 2004 | San Leandro | Complaint | 8 citations | $2,250 | $2,250 | Jun 26, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Olson & CO. Steel; Olson and CO Steel; Olson & Company Steel; Olson & CO Steel; Olson and CO. Steel dba Olson & CO. Steel; Olson and Company Steel.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 6 citations, $1,560
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 3 citations, $900
- 8 CCR 5143: 3 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 4650: 3 citations, $620
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $300
- 8 CCR 5042: 2 citations, $5,750
- 8 CCR 4227: 2 citations, 2 serious, $4,455
- 8 CCR 4999: 2 citations, $1,350
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Leandro employment lawyer, San Francisco 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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Olson and CO. Steel
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.