U.S. Forest Service safety record at a glance
U.S. Forest Service has been the subject of 23 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 19, 2004 and Nov 30, 2021. 17 of them were planned inspections. 21 of them produced citations, 64 in all: 49 serious, 1 willful, 3 repeat. Inspectors proposed $0 in penalties, and that total stands. 8 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #86,334 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Public Administration; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in San Bernardino, Foresthill, Sierraville, Camptonville, Nevada City, Grass Valley, Springville, Porterville.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2021 | San Bernardino | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | $0 | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Jul 18, 2013 | Foresthill | Planned | 4 citations 2 serious 2 repeat | $0 | Dec 13, 2013 |
| Jul 17, 2013 | Sierraville | Planned | 5 citations 3 serious 1 repeat | $0 | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Jul 17, 2013 | Camptonville | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $0 | Dec 11, 2013 |
| Jul 16, 2013 | Nevada City | Planned | 1 citation | $0 | Dec 11, 2013 |
| Jul 16, 2013 | Grass Valley | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $0 | Dec 11, 2013 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | Springville | Planned | 4 citations 3 serious | $0 | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | Porterville | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $0 | Dec 5, 2013 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | Kernville | Planned | 5 citations 4 serious | $0 | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | Dunlap | Planned | 2 citations 2 serious | $0 | Apr 3, 2014 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | Porterville | Planned | 8 citations 5 serious | $0 | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | Dunlap | Planned | 7 citations 6 serious | $0 | Dec 5, 2013 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | Caliente | Planned | 2 citations 2 serious | $0 | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | Porterville | Planned | 2 citations 1 serious | $0 | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | Springville | Planned | 3 citations 3 serious | $0 | Apr 3, 2014 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | Lake Isabella | Planned | 3 citations 2 serious | $0 | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | Springville | Planned | 4 citations 4 serious | $0 | Dec 5, 2013 |
| May 6, 2010 | Nevada City | Complaint | no inspection made | $0 | Jun 9, 2010 |
| Jul 24, 2009 | Susanville | Referral | 1 citation 1 serious | $0 | Nov 19, 2009 |
| Jul 22, 2009 | Willow Creek | Accident | death 2 citations 1 serious 1 willful | $0 | Jan 5, 2018 |
| Aug 21, 2007 | Yreka | Planned | 3 citations 2 serious | $0 | Oct 10, 2007 |
| Oct 27, 2006 | Banning | Accident | 5 deaths 4 citations 4 serious | $0 | Jan 24, 2008 |
| May 19, 2004 | Yreka | Accident | death 1 citation 1 serious | $0 | Jul 20, 2004 |
Also recorded as: U.S. Forest Service - Klamath National Forest; US Forest Service; US Forest Service - San Bernardino National Forest.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1910.212, General requirements for all machines: 9 citations, 7 serious
- 8 CCR 1960.8, Agency responsibilities: 6 citations, 6 serious
- 8 CCR 1910.215, Abrasive wheel machinery: 6 citations, 2 serious
- 8 CCR 1910.110, Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases: 5 citations, 3 serious
- 8 CCR 1910.213, Woodworking machinery requirements: 5 citations, 5 serious
- 8 CCR 1910.22, Walking-Working Surfaces, general requirements: 4 citations, 2 serious
- 8 CCR 1910.120, Hazardous waste operations and emergency response: 3 citations, 3 serious
- 8 CCR 1910.178, Powered industrial trucks: 3 citations, 3 serious
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Bernardino 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 U.S. Forest Service
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.