San Diego Gas and Electric safety record at a glance
San Diego Gas and Electric has been the subject of 34 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 14, 2000 and Jun 5, 2026. 29 of them were accident inspections. 19 of them produced citations, 47 in all: 21 serious, 1 willful. Inspectors proposed $454,895 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $395,059. The largest single penalty, $79,030, came from an inspection opened May 18, 2008 in San Diego. 4 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #28 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 2 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Utilities; Construction; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in Escondido, San Diego, Encinitas, Dana Point, Ramona, Daly City, Coronado, El Cajon.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | Escondido | Accident | 3 citations 3 serious | $75,000 | open |
| Jul 10, 2025 | San Diego | Accident | 1 citation | $0 $750 proposed | open |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Encinitas | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $36,560 | open |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Dana Point | Accident | no inspection made | $0 | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Ramona | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | open |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Daly City | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations | $2,100 $4,650 proposed | Feb 10, 2025 |
| Jan 31, 2017 | Coronado | Accident | 1 citation | $560 | Dec 5, 2018 |
| Aug 15, 2016 | El Cajon | Accident | 3 citations 3 serious | $34,279 $41,870 proposed | Sep 10, 2018 |
| Sep 3, 2015 | San Diego | Fatality or catastrophe | death 3 citations 3 serious | $36,000 $54,000 proposed | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Aug 5, 2015 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | $0 | Aug 31, 2018 |
| Mar 30, 2015 | San Diego | Accident | 2 citations 1 willful | $70,000 $70,185 proposed | Sep 20, 2017 |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Escondido | Accident | 4 citations | $745 $2,240 proposed | Jan 29, 2017 |
| Jan 6, 2015 | Capistrano Beach | Accident | no citations | $0 | Apr 17, 2015 |
| Nov 15, 2013 | Laguna Hills | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | Aug 20, 2015 |
| Jun 24, 2013 | Del Mar | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 6, 2013 |
| May 7, 2012 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jun 13, 2012 |
| Aug 28, 2008 | Escondido | Accident | death 1 citation | $210 | Mar 17, 2010 |
| Aug 27, 2008 | Poway | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 23, 2008 |
| May 18, 2008 | San Diego | Accident | death 8 citations 5 serious | $79,030 $103,045 proposed | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Sep 21, 2007 | Bonita | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Aug 3, 2006 | Pine Valley | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 16, 2007 |
| May 25, 2006 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jun 13, 2006 |
| May 23, 2006 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 6, 2006 |
| Nov 21, 2005 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 13, 2006 |
| Apr 2, 2004 | Fallbrook | Complaint | 9 citations 2 serious | $7,825 $9,375 proposed | Jan 9, 2009 |
| Dec 20, 2002 | San Diego | Accident | 1 citation | $525 $3,825 proposed | Jan 9, 2009 |
| Nov 18, 2002 | Chula Vista | Accident | no citations | $0 | Mar 19, 2003 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | San Diego | Accident | 1 citation | $425 | Jan 9, 2009 |
| Sep 4, 2002 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 30, 2002 |
| Jul 13, 2001 | Mission Viejo | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 30, 2001 |
| Apr 20, 2001 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | $0 | Aug 13, 2003 |
| Mar 14, 2001 | San Diego | Accident | 1 citation | $0 $400 proposed | Sep 6, 2001 |
| Mar 14, 2000 | San Diego | Referral | 1 citation 1 serious | $6,300 | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Jan 14, 2000 | San Diego | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $22,500 | Oct 29, 2001 |
Also recorded as: San Diego Gas & Electric; San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 11 citations, 3 serious, $37,015
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 5 citations, 2 serious, $5,800
- 8 CCR 2940.13, Hazardous Energy Control Procedures: 3 citations, 3 serious, $75,000
- 8 CCR 2943, Work on or in Proximity to Underground High-Voltage Cables, Conductors or Equipment: 3 citations, 3 serious, $41,620
- 8 CCR 3212, Floor openings and wall openings: 2 citations, $70,000
- 8 CCR 2941, Work on or in Proximity to Overhead High Voltage Lines: 2 citations, 2 serious, $27,000
- 8 CCR 2940.2, Minimum Approach Distances: 2 citations, 1 serious, $26,060
- 8 CCR 3205, COVID-19 prevention (expired): 2 citations, $2,100
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Escondido employment lawyer, San Diego 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. 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 San Diego Gas and Electric
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.