The Don Chapin CO., Inc. safety record at a glance
The Don Chapin CO., Inc. has been the subject of 25 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 15, 2000 and Oct 21, 2026. 18 of them were planned inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 26 in all: 0 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $9,270 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $8,495. The largest single penalty, $2,045, came from an inspection opened Dec 3, 2007 in Hollister. That places the employer at #16,870 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; Construction; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Worksites in Marina, Hollister, Cantua Creek, Gilroy, San Jose, Gonzales.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Marina | Planned | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Hollister | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Cantua Creek | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Marina | Planned | 1 citation 1 repeat | $1,500 | $1,500 | open |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Gilroy | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 26, 2023 |
| May 12, 2021 | Hollister | Planned | 4 citations | $1,680 | $1,680 | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Hollister | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $375 | Feb 12, 2020 |
| Jul 8, 2015 | San Jose | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $1,200 | $800 | Mar 12, 2016 |
| Apr 29, 2015 | Hollister | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 22, 2015 |
| Dec 10, 2014 | Marina | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 19, 2014 |
| Feb 4, 2014 | Hollister | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 13, 2014 |
| Nov 13, 2013 | Marina | Planned | 3 citations | $675 | $675 | Dec 24, 2013 |
| Dec 15, 2010 | Hollister | Planned | 1 citation | $335 | $335 | Jan 22, 2011 |
| May 13, 2009 | Hollister | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Jul 22, 2009 |
| Apr 17, 2008 | Hollister | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Dec 3, 2007 | Hollister | Complaint | 4 citations | $2,045 | $2,045 | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Apr 12, 2007 | Hollister | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Apr 5, 2007 | Hollister | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 5, 2007 |
| Aug 25, 2006 | Hollister | Planned | 3 citations | $450 | $450 | Jul 26, 2007 |
| Apr 18, 2006 | Hollister | Planned | 1 citation | $335 | $335 | Aug 30, 2006 |
| Apr 18, 2006 | Hollister | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | May 30, 2006 |
| Apr 22, 2004 | Hollister | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | May 26, 2004 |
| Jun 19, 2002 | Gonzales | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Jul 19, 2006 |
| Sep 19, 2001 | Hollister | Planned | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Dec 5, 2001 |
| Feb 15, 2000 | Hollister | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | May 19, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Don Chapin Company; Don Chapin Company Inc; The Don Chapin CO Inc; The Don Chapin CO. Inc.; Don Chapin Company, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 4 citations, $2,045
- 8 CCR 3212, Floor openings and wall openings: 3 citations, $2,285
- 8 CCR 7046: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 1542: 1 citation, $800
- 8 CCR 3277: 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $335
- 8 CCR 2500.8, Electrical, wiring methods: 1 citation, $335
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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at The Don Chapin CO., 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.