South Coast Specialty Systems, Inc. safety record at a glance
South Coast Specialty Systems, Inc. has been the subject of 4 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 2, 2012 and Jul 28, 2016. 2 of them were accident inspections. All of them produced citations, 24 in all: 9 serious. Inspectors proposed $104,870 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $52,285. The largest single penalty, $41,115, came from an inspection opened Jun 3, 2016 in Coronado. That places the employer at #1,367 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Coronado, Chula Vista, Carlsbad.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2016 | Coronado | Planned | 1 citation | $450 $4,050 proposed | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Coronado | Accident | 17 citations 8 serious | $41,115 $79,620 proposed | Sep 28, 2020 |
| Jan 16, 2015 | Chula Vista | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $9,900 $20,100 proposed | Aug 14, 2017 |
| Nov 2, 2012 | Carlsbad | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $820 $1,100 proposed | Jun 25, 2014 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 4 citations, $1,830
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $1,220
- 8 CCR 1512, Emergency medical services (construction): 2 citations, $1,095
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 2 citations, $895
- 8 CCR 1953, Permit-Required Confined Space Program: 1 citation, 1 serious, $9,000
- 8 CCR 1675, Ladders, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $9,000
- 8 CCR 3384, Hand Protection: 1 citation, 1 serious, $7,200
- 8 CCR 1541.1, Excavations, protective systems: 1 citation, 1 serious, $7,200
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Chula Vista employment lawyer, Carlsbad 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 South Coast Specialty Systems, Inc.
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.