Potential Industries safety record at a glance
Potential Industries has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 15, 2006 and May 12, 2026. 6 of them were accident inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 28 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $93,325 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $61,495. The largest single penalty, $20,625, came from an inspection opened Oct 25, 2022 in Wilmington. That places the employer at #1,046 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Wholesale Trade. Worksites in Wilmington.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Wilmington | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Wilmington | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,400 $7,200 proposed | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Wilmington | Unprogrammed related | 4 citations 1 serious | $20,625 | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Sep 27, 2012 | Wilmington | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,450 | Sep 7, 2013 |
| Jun 14, 2010 | Wilmington | Complaint | 4 citations | $2,200 $5,450 proposed | Sep 25, 2010 |
| Apr 27, 2009 | Wilmington | Accident | no citations | $0 | May 13, 2009 |
| Apr 21, 2008 | Wilmington | Complaint | 12 citations 1 serious | $7,390 $12,370 proposed | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Aug 17, 2006 | Wilmington | Accident | no inspection made | $0 | Aug 17, 2006 |
| Jul 20, 2006 | Wilmington | Accident | no inspection made | $0 | Aug 1, 2006 |
| May 15, 2006 | Wilmington | Accident | 5 citations | $7,430 $29,230 proposed | Dec 31, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Potential Industries Inc; Potential Industries, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 6 citations, 1 serious, $8,205
- 8 CCR 3366, Washing Facilities: 3 citations, $980
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,450
- 8 CCR 3364, Sanitary facilities: 2 citations, $370
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 3577, Protection Devices: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,500
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 1 citation, $1,125
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. 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 Potential Industries
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.