Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company safety record at a glance
Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 17, 2004 and Jan 7, 2021. 5 of them were accident inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 28 in all: 8 serious. Inspectors proposed $262,240 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $210,405. The largest single penalty, $150,000, came from an inspection opened Dec 2, 2016 in Hollister. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #96 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing. Worksites in Hollister.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2021 | Hollister | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Hollister | Referral | 5 citations | $1,495 | $745 | Mar 19, 2018 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Hollister | Accident | 5 citations 4 serious | $130,260 | $150,000 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Jul 13, 2015 | Hollister | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $34,310 | $29,000 | Feb 1, 2017 |
| Mar 20, 2008 | Hollister | Complaint | 3 citations | $3,225 | $1,085 | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Dec 26, 2007 | Hollister | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $30,400 | $7,900 | Jul 13, 2009 |
| Feb 8, 2007 | Hollister | Accident | 5 citations 2 serious | $43,875 | $20,250 | Jun 29, 2009 |
| Sep 19, 2005 | Hollister | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $750 | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Sep 22, 2004 | Hollister | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Apr 21, 2006 |
| Feb 17, 2004 | Hollister | Complaint | 2 citations | $300 | $300 | Dec 1, 2007 |
Also recorded as: Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials CO.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5189: 9 citations, 3 serious, $38,950
- 8 CCR 5198, Lead: 4 citations, $745
- 8 CCR 5329: 3 citations, 3 serious, $75,000
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, $5,560
- 8 CCR 5328: 1 citation, 1 serious, $73,000
- 8 CCR 3383: 1 citation, 1 serious, $9,000
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 1 citation, $750
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 Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company
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.