Ricardo Rodriguez dba R & L Contracting safety record at a glance
Ricardo Rodriguez dba R & L Contracting has been the subject of 3 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 17, 2008 and Dec 11, 2015. 2 of them were planned inspections. All of them produced citations, 10 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $6,930 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $4,310. The largest single penalty, $2,925, came from an inspection opened Dec 11, 2015 in Fontana. That places the employer at #27,550 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Other Services (except Public Administration); Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in Fontana, Bakersfield.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2015 | Fontana | Planned | 6 citations 2 serious | $5,545 | $2,925 | Jan 8, 2018 |
| Aug 1, 2012 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 3 citations | $835 | $835 | Feb 9, 2013 |
| Sep 17, 2008 | Bakersfield | Planned | 1 citation | $550 | $550 | Oct 31, 2008 |
Also recorded as: Ricardo Rodriguez.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 4 citations, $1,385
- 8 CCR 3578: 1 citation, 1 serious, $1,350
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, 1 serious, $1,350
- 8 CCR 461: 1 citation, $100
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $75
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 1 citation, $50
- 8 CCR 3577: 1 citation
Local pages: Fontana employment lawyer, Bakersfield 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.
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If you work, or worked, at Ricardo Rodriguez dba R & L Contracting
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.