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PG&E Cal/OSHA Inspections and Citations

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

PG&E: 59 inspections, 28 citations and $72,885 in penalties, 6 deaths investigated, latest opened Oct 9, 2026.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

PG&E safety record at a glance

PG&E has been the subject of 59 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 25, 2000 and Oct 9, 2026. 35 of them were accident inspections. 17 of them produced citations, 28 in all: 10 serious. Inspectors proposed $132,310 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $72,885. The largest single penalty, $23,620, came from an inspection opened Dec 16, 2008 in Gerber. 6 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #791 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: Utilities; Public Administration; Construction. Worksites in San Francisco, Brentwood, Mountain View, Rocklin, Bakersfield, Kettleman City, Novato, Cool.

Every inspection, newest first

Click a date for the citations in that inspection.

OpenedCityWhyResultProposedPenaltyClosed
Oct 9, 2026San FranciscoAccidentopen, no citations yet00open
May 8, 2026BrentwoodProgrammed relatedno citations00Aug 20, 2026
Apr 3, 2026Mountain ViewAccident1 citation$750$750open
Feb 17, 2026RocklinAccidentno citations00Jul 16, 2026
Feb 3, 2026BakersfieldComplaintno inspection made00Feb 3, 2026
Jul 22, 2024Kettleman CityAccidentno citations00Dec 26, 2024
Nov 15, 2023NovatoUnprogrammed relatedno citations00Apr 19, 2024
Sep 26, 2023CoolAccidentno citations00Jan 26, 2024
Jul 31, 2023FresnoAccidentno citations00Dec 21, 2023
Dec 27, 2018HaywardAccidentno citations00Jan 30, 2019
Dec 6, 2017LoletaReferral1 citation$1,060$1,060Jan 24, 2018
Aug 22, 2017Castro ValleyUnprogrammed relatedno citations00Dec 28, 2017
Nov 24, 2015BakersfieldReferralno citations00May 12, 2016
Jun 15, 2015Santa MariaAccident1 citation00Oct 24, 2016
Apr 13, 2015FremontAccident4 citations 3 serious$44,000$19,925Jun 20, 2017
Mar 6, 2015LivermoreAccident2 citations 1 serious$13,500$4,500Oct 30, 2015
Feb 4, 2013SacramentoAccident2 citations$1,700$1,700Oct 16, 2013
Sep 12, 2012San JoseUnprogrammed related2 citations$750$750May 11, 2013
May 4, 2012Avila BeachComplaint2 citations$750$750Mar 27, 2014
Dec 8, 2011MilpitasAccidentno citations00Feb 13, 2012
Oct 13, 2011BeldenAccident2 deaths no citations00Feb 1, 2012
Mar 11, 2011San FranciscoAccident1 citation$5,000$1,750Sep 7, 2012
Mar 1, 2011West SacramentoComplaintno citations00Apr 19, 2011
Oct 4, 2010Avila BeachComplaintno citations00Nov 28, 2012
Mar 3, 2010EurekaUnprogrammed relatedno citations00May 26, 2010
Oct 7, 2009GarbervilleAccidentdeath no citations00Jan 12, 2010
Apr 15, 2009EurekaComplaintno citations00Apr 22, 2009
Mar 24, 2009FirebaughAccidentdeath no citations00May 5, 2009
Dec 16, 2008GerberAccident3 citations 1 serious$23,620$23,620Oct 15, 2009
Dec 11, 2008WilliamsAccident1 citation$420$420Nov 29, 2011
Aug 19, 2008Yuba CityAccidentno citations00Oct 16, 2008
Jul 14, 2008OrovilleAccidentno citations00Oct 16, 2008
Apr 7, 2008Yuba CityComplaintno citations00Jul 1, 2008
Mar 5, 2008MarysvilleComplaintno citations00May 20, 2008
Sep 7, 2007GilroyAccident2 citations 2 serious$6,750$6,750Jul 2, 2009
Aug 10, 2007OrovilleAccidentno citations00Dec 13, 2007
Feb 5, 2007Daly CityAccidentno citations00Sep 11, 2012
May 15, 2006ChicoAccidentno citations00Aug 21, 2006
Jan 26, 2006WeitchpecAccidentno citations00Jun 11, 2006
Oct 21, 2005San FranciscoAccident2 citations 1 serious$18,300$2,700May 23, 2007
Sep 30, 2005San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Oct 14, 2005
Aug 3, 2005RosevilleAccidentno citations00Sep 12, 2005
Apr 20, 2005MercedAccidentno citations00May 5, 2005
Apr 7, 2005San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Aug 12, 2005
Jan 5, 2005Live OakAccident1 citation 1 serious$8,435$935Jun 9, 2008
Dec 9, 2004SacramentoComplaint1 citation$375$375Jul 16, 2008
Sep 28, 2004GilroyComplaintno inspection made00Nov 10, 2004
Jul 30, 2004PacifiAccidentno citations00Jan 25, 2005
Jan 13, 2004San Luis ObispoAccidentdeath no citations00Jun 29, 2004
Jan 5, 2004WoodlandAccidentdeath no citations00Jun 29, 2004
Jul 2, 2003El CerritoComplaintno citations00Jul 29, 2003
Oct 16, 2002WilliamsPlanned1 citation 1 serious$6,750$6,750Apr 24, 2006
Jul 18, 2002StocktonComplaintno citations00Sep 12, 2002
May 16, 2002PacifiAccidentno citations00Oct 18, 2002
Feb 8, 2002Daly CityComplaint1 citation$150$150Jul 31, 2004
Jul 18, 2001Daly CityComplaintno citations00Aug 28, 2002
Sep 12, 2000West SacramentoComplaintno citations00Oct 27, 2000
Jul 17, 2000West SacramentoComplaintno citations00Sep 26, 2000
Apr 25, 2000SacramentoComplaintno citations00Aug 10, 2000

Also recorded as: PG & E; P.G. & E.; PG&E Corporation; PG&E Corporation dba Pacific Gas & Electric CO.; PG & E Company - Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant; PG & E Corporation; PG&E Company.

The rules this employer was cited under

Accidents investigated

Dec 26, 2018, Hayward. Employee is burned in transformer explosion 1 hospitalized Inspection
Oct 13, 2011, Belden. Two Employees Drown When Vehicle Sinks 2 deaths Inspection
Jan 16, 2011, San Francisco. Employee's Finger Is Injured When Ring Is Caught on Bolt 1 hospitalized Inspection
Oct 7, 2009, Garberville. Lineman Dies in Fall 1 death Inspection
Mar 24, 2009, Firebaugh. Employee Is Killed in Fall from Pole 1 death Inspection
Nov 15, 2008, Williams. Employee Is Burned When Ratchet Tool Ignites Purging Gas 1 hospitalized Inspection
Oct 23, 2008, Gerber. Lineman Is Injured in Fall from Platform 1 hospitalized Inspection
Sep 5, 2007, Gilroy. Employee Is Burned by Arc Flash 1 hospitalized Inspection
Aug 1, 2007, Oroville. Employee Amputates Fingertip Between Steel Lid and Valve Inspection
Jan 29, 2007, Daly City. Welder Burns Face with Welding Torch 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 2, 2006, Chico. Employee injured in fall from utility pole 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jan 1, 2006, Weitchpec. Employee's Arms Are Fractured When Struck by Power Line 1 hospitalized Inspection
Oct 7, 2005, San Francisco. Employee Amputated His Finger on the Dumptruck Tailgate Door Inspection
Aug 2, 2005, Roseville. Employee Suffers Burns to Hands from Electric Shock 1 hospitalized Inspection
Apr 6, 2005, San Francisco. Apprentice Electrician Fractures Ankle in Sidewalk Collapse 1 hospitalized Inspection
Dec 7, 2004, Merced. Employee Killed in Fall from Elevation 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jul 22, 2004, Pacifi. Employee Falls Backward Climbing Steps and Injures Knees 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jan 13, 2004, San Luis Obispo. Utility Worker Was Electrocuted Changing Dampers 1 death Inspection
Jan 5, 2004, Woodland. Employee killed in fall from power pole 1 death Inspection
May 8, 2002, Pacifi. FALL - LOOSE WALL COLLAPSED 1 hospitalized Inspection

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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 PG&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 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.

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