Schaefer Ambulance Service Inc dba Gold Cross Amb safety record at a glance
Schaefer Ambulance Service Inc dba Gold Cross Amb has been the subject of 3 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 10, 2011 and Mar 20, 2015. 3 of them were complaint inspections. All of them produced citations, 18 in all: 2 serious, 3 repeat. Inspectors proposed $23,530 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $13,115. The largest single penalty, $8,430, came from an inspection opened Aug 30, 2012 in El Centro. That places the employer at #11,834 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 7 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Health Care and Social Assistance. Worksites in La Mesa, El Centro.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2015 | La Mesa | Complaint | 1 citation | $315 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Aug 30, 2012 | El Centro | Complaint | 6 citations 1 serious 3 repeat | $8,430 $18,845 proposed | May 23, 2016 |
| Mar 10, 2011 | El Centro | Complaint | 11 citations 1 serious | $4,370 | Jun 15, 2012 |
Also recorded as: Schaefer Ambulance Service.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 7 citations, 1 serious, $8,805
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $315
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,025
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $315
- 8 CCR 2500.8, Electrical, wiring methods: 1 citation, $315
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $315
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 1 citation, $205
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $205
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 Schaefer Ambulance Service Inc dba Gold Cross Amb
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.