Special Devices Inc safety record at a glance
Special Devices Inc has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 24, 2000 and Jan 3, 2005. 5 of them were accident inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 46 in all: 19 serious, 2 willful. Inspectors proposed $420,410 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $277,530. The largest single penalty, $191,125, came from an inspection opened Apr 24, 2000 in Hollister. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #61 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing. Worksites in Moorpark, Hollister.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2005 | Moorpark | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Jul 8, 2006 |
| Nov 1, 2001 | Moorpark | Complaint | 1 citation | $425 | $425 | Jul 5, 2002 |
| Sep 1, 2000 | Moorpark | Accident | 20 citations 5 serious | $167,860 | $85,230 | Jun 16, 2006 |
| Sep 1, 2000 | Moorpark | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 1, 2000 |
| Apr 24, 2000 | Hollister | Accident | death 24 citations 14 serious 2 willful | $251,375 | $191,125 | Nov 1, 2002 |
| Apr 24, 2000 | Hollister | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | May 16, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Special Devices, Incorporated; Special Devices, Inc; Special Devices Inc.; Special Devices, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5189: 31 citations, 13 serious, $209,670
- 8 CCR 5329: 4 citations, 2 serious, $19,175
- 8 CCR 5328: 3 citations, 3 serious, $37,935
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, $1,375
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $1,125
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $500
- 8 CCR 461: 1 citation, $500
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. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "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.
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If you work, or worked, at Special Devices Inc
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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.