Padilla Construction safety record at a glance
Padilla Construction has been the subject of 29 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 10, 2000 and Mar 18, 2024. 13 of them were accident inspections. 21 of them produced citations, 67 in all: 19 serious. Inspectors proposed $254,585 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $91,360. The largest single penalty, $18,670, came from an inspection opened Oct 7, 2008 in San Diego. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #524 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Moreno Valley, Santa Ana, La Mesa, Westminster, San Pedro, National City, San Ramon, San Diego.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2024 | Moreno Valley | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 11, 2024 |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Santa Ana | Planned | 1 citation | $700 | $700 | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Santa Ana | Accident | 2 citations | $5,000 | $5,000 | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Jun 17, 2021 | La Mesa | Referral | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Dec 28, 2021 |
| May 12, 2015 | Westminster | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,225 | $18,150 | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Apr 30, 2015 | San Pedro | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations 1 serious | $8,250 | $4,125 | Feb 2, 2017 |
| Sep 26, 2011 | National City | Accident | 2 citations | $5,185 | $2,685 | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Aug 23, 2011 | San Ramon | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 23, 2012 |
| Oct 7, 2008 | San Diego | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $36,840 | $18,670 | Sep 16, 2010 |
| Jul 10, 2008 | Anaheim | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Apr 12, 2007 | San Jose | Unprogrammed related | 6 citations | $30,555 | $600 | Jul 2, 2009 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | San Jose | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $24,040 | $6,750 | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Jan 20, 2006 | San Jose | Planned | 1 citation | $280 | 0 | Jun 27, 2006 |
| May 10, 2005 | San Ramon | Accident | 1 citation | $2,700 | $300 | Mar 8, 2006 |
| Mar 27, 2003 | Calabasas | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 26, 2003 |
| Mar 7, 2003 | Oxnard | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Aug 21, 2002 | Fullerton | Planned | 1 citation | $635 | $315 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Aug 20, 2002 | Chula Vista | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 2, 2002 |
| Aug 13, 2002 | Encinitas | Unprogrammed related | 4 citations | $3,480 | $780 | Jul 31, 2008 |
| Apr 25, 2002 | San Diego | Accident | 3 citations | $25,400 | $1,785 | Mar 19, 2009 |
| Apr 25, 2002 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 20, 2003 |
| Jun 21, 2001 | San Diego | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 26, 2001 |
| Jun 5, 2001 | Dublin | Planned | 6 citations 2 serious | $8,000 | $3,450 | Nov 5, 2003 |
| Dec 7, 2000 | Port Hueneme | Planned | 4 citations 1 serious | $4,495 | $3,600 | Aug 21, 2007 |
| Dec 6, 2000 | Simi Valley | Planned | 8 citations 5 serious | $41,845 | $13,935 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Dec 6, 2000 | Simi Valley | Programmed related | 6 citations 3 serious | $12,825 | $6,120 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Dec 6, 2000 | Oxnard | Planned | 5 citations 2 serious | $7,305 | $3,420 | Jun 25, 2008 |
| Dec 6, 2000 | Oxnard | Planned | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Jan 10, 2001 |
| Oct 10, 2000 | Chula Vista | Accident | 2 citations | $18,300 | $450 | Mar 19, 2009 |
Also recorded as: Padilla Construction dba Garris Plastering; Padilla Construction Company dba Garris Plastering; Padilla Construction, dba Garris Plastering; Padilla Construction CO. dba Garris Plastering; Padilla Construction dba Garis Plastering; Padilla Construction Company.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1644, Metal scaffolds: 19 citations, 8 serious, $18,915
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 10 citations, $1,195
- 8 CCR 1637, Scaffold planking: 8 citations, 5 serious, $11,020
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 5 citations, 4 serious, $25,275
- 8 CCR 1512, Emergency medical services (construction): 4 citations, $1,150
- 8 CCR 1675: 3 citations, 1 serious, $19,625
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 3 citations, $7,500
- 8 CCR 1621, Railings and toeboards (construction): 3 citations, $750
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Moreno Valley employment lawyer, Santa Ana 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 Padilla Construction
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.