Sprouse Communications Inc. safety record at a glance
Sprouse Communications Inc. has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 20, 2022 and May 1, 2026. 4 of them were referral inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 14 in all: 0 serious, 2 repeat. Inspectors proposed $13,675 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $13,675. The largest single penalty, $5,000, came from an inspection opened Sep 29, 2025 in Paso Robles. That places the employer at #11,372 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Information. Worksites in Red Bluff, Cottonwood, Paso Robles, Redding.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Red Bluff | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 22, 2026 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Cottonwood | Follow-up | 1 citation | $400 | $400 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Cottonwood | Follow-up | 2 citations | $1,050 | $1,050 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Paso Robles | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Redding | Follow-up | 2 citations 1 repeat | $2,025 | $2,025 | Jan 4, 2024 |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Redding | Referral | 4 citations 1 repeat | $3,360 | $3,360 | Apr 3, 2023 |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Redding | Referral | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Feb 2, 2023 |
| May 24, 2022 | Redding | Referral | 3 citations | $1,090 | $1,090 | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Redding | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jan 20, 2022 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 3 citations, $2,780
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $1,765
- 8 CCR 3648: 2 citations, $1,255
- 8 CCR 1514: 2 citations, $1,150
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 1598: 1 citation, $600
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $450
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $450
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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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.