Schindler Elevator Corporation safety record at a glance
Schindler Elevator Corporation has been the subject of 19 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 7, 2000 and Jun 28, 2018. 11 of them were accident inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 20 in all: 7 serious. Inspectors proposed $136,140 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $65,890. The largest single penalty, $25,000, came from an inspection opened Jul 11, 2011 in Palo Alto. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #949 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Wholesale Trade; Construction; Manufacturing. Worksites in San Francisco, Los Banos, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Chula Vista, Redondo Beach, San Diego, Long Beach.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2018 | San Francisco | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Jun 4, 2015 | Los Banos | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Mar 4, 2014 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Dec 4, 2015 |
| Jun 11, 2013 | Santa Clara | Accident | death 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | Mar 17, 2017 |
| Apr 4, 2012 | Chula Vista | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $3,000 $33,375 proposed | Nov 2, 2015 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | Redondo Beach | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Feb 17, 2012 | San Diego | Referral | 3 citations 1 serious | $8,995 | open |
| Dec 7, 2011 | Long Beach | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Jul 16, 2012 |
| Jul 11, 2011 | Palo Alto | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $25,000 | Mar 3, 2013 |
| Aug 29, 2008 | Sacramento | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Dec 5, 2008 |
| Apr 11, 2008 | San Francisco | Accident | no citations | $0 | Apr 11, 2008 |
| Mar 17, 2008 | San Diego | Complaint | 1 citation | $0 $375 proposed | Sep 12, 2008 |
| Aug 8, 2007 | Costa Mesa | Accident | no citations | $0 | Aug 28, 2008 |
| Aug 28, 2002 | San Leandro | Accident | 5 citations 1 serious | $3,960 $20,135 proposed | Jul 23, 2008 |
| Aug 15, 2002 | San Francisco | Accident | no citations | $0 | Aug 26, 2002 |
| May 31, 2002 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $185 | Jan 6, 2003 |
| Dec 5, 2001 | Coachella | Programmed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $450 $700 proposed | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Oct 15, 2001 | San Diego | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $6,300 $36,375 proposed | Mar 18, 2009 |
| Jul 7, 2000 | Palm Desert | Accident | no citations | $0 | Aug 14, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Schindler Elevator, Inc.; Schindler Elevator; Schindler Elevator Corp; Schindler Elevator CO.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, 1 serious, $9,035
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,375
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $3,300
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, $375
- 8 CCR 1430.40: 2 citations, $210
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $25,000
- 8 CCR 1511, General Safety Precautions: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,400
- 8 CCR 1510, Safety Instructions for Employees: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,375
Accidents investigated
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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 Schindler Elevator Corporation
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.