P G & E safety record at a glance
P G & E has been the subject of 16 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 24, 2000 and Apr 15, 2011. 10 of them were accident inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 6 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $57,570 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $50,595. The largest single penalty, $18,675, came from an inspection opened Apr 15, 2011 in North Fork. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #1,456 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Utilities; Public Administration; Construction. Worksites in North Fork, Tuolumne, Fresno, Oakland, Bakersfield, Forest Hill, Cloverdale, Auberry.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2011 | North Fork | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $18,675 $24,750 proposed | May 21, 2013 |
| Aug 20, 2010 | Tuolumne | Accident | death no inspection made | $0 | Aug 23, 2010 |
| Jun 2, 2010 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 22, 2010 |
| May 7, 2009 | Fresno | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | Apr 15, 2011 |
| Apr 16, 2008 | Oakland | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Aug 5, 2008 |
| Mar 10, 2008 | Fresno | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $7,170 | open |
| Jan 11, 2007 | Bakersfield | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $6,750 $18,000 proposed | Apr 15, 2011 |
| Dec 28, 2006 | Forest Hill | Planned | no inspection made | $0 | Jan 8, 2007 |
| Aug 1, 2006 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 20, 2006 |
| Jul 28, 2004 | Cloverdale | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 10, 2004 |
| Apr 16, 2004 | Fresno | Accident | no citations | $0 | May 24, 2004 |
| Mar 9, 2004 | Auberry | Accident | no citations | $0 | May 20, 2004 |
| Sep 6, 2002 | Salinas | Complaint | no inspection made | $0 | Sep 6, 2002 |
| Jan 25, 2002 | Moss Landing | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jul 1, 2002 |
| Oct 16, 2000 | Hollister | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Feb 28, 2001 |
| Feb 24, 2000 | Avila Beach | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 14, 2001 |
Also recorded as: P G & E Corporation.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 2941, Work on or in Proximity to Overhead High Voltage Lines: 4 citations, 4 serious, $43,425
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 1 citation, $420
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Fresno 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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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 P G & E
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 4, 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.