S. Martinelli & Company safety record at a glance
S. Martinelli & Company has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 7, 2000 and Oct 21, 2026. 6 of them were accident inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 26 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $73,630 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $28,140. The largest single penalty, $18,450, came from an inspection opened Apr 10, 2024 in Watsonville. That places the employer at #3,926 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing. Worksites in Watsonville.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Watsonville | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Watsonville | Planned | 11 citations 4 serious | $18,450 $27,535 proposed | Nov 25, 2024 |
| Apr 7, 2016 | Watsonville | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 3, 2016 |
| Feb 24, 2012 | Watsonville | Accident | 6 citations 1 serious | $4,275 $12,935 proposed | Jul 28, 2012 |
| Nov 22, 2011 | Watsonville | Accident | 2 citations | $900 $1,870 proposed | Jan 7, 2012 |
| Oct 5, 2004 | Watsonville | Accident | 1 citation | $300 | Jul 27, 2006 |
| May 8, 2003 | Watsonville | Accident | no inspection made | $0 | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Jan 17, 2002 | Watsonville | Accident | 6 citations 1 serious | $4,215 $30,990 proposed | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Mar 7, 2000 | Watsonville | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 18, 2000 |
Also recorded as: S. Martinelli & CO.; S. Martinelli and Company.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 2 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 4237, Abrading, Buffing and Polishing Machines (Class A): 2 citations, $450
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, $300
- 8 CCR 2484.6, Panelboard Enclosures: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 4051, Projecting Shaft Ends: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 5185, Changing and Charging Storage Batteries: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 4070, Guarding: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,375
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 S. Martinelli & 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.