U.S. Geological Survey safety record at a glance
U.S. Geological Survey has been the subject of 5 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 19, 2007 and Sep 4, 2012. 3 of them were planned inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 13 in all: 7 serious, 2 repeat. Inspectors proposed $0 in penalties, and that total stands. That places the employer at #86,334 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Public Administration. Worksites in Poway, San Diego, Ukiah, Santa Maria.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2012 | Poway | Planned | no citations | $0 | Oct 5, 2012 |
| Jun 21, 2012 | San Diego | Programmed related | 4 citations 3 serious 1 repeat | $0 | Jul 20, 2012 |
| Jun 21, 2012 | San Diego | Programmed related | 3 citations 2 serious 1 repeat | $0 | Jul 13, 2012 |
| Aug 29, 2011 | Ukiah | Planned | 4 citations | $0 | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Jul 19, 2007 | Santa Maria | Planned | 2 citations 2 serious | $0 | Sep 18, 2007 |
Also recorded as: US Geological Survey; U.S. Geological Survey - Western Ecological Research Center; U.S. Geological Survey - California Water Science Center.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1910.215, Abrasive wheel machinery: 3 citations, 3 serious
- 8 CCR 1910.1200, Hazard communication: 3 citations, 2 serious
- 8 CCR 1910.303, Electrical, general: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 1904.32, Annual summary: 1 citation
- 8 CCR 1910.36, Design and construction requirements for exit routes: 1 citation, 1 serious
- 8 CCR 1910.213, Woodworking machinery requirements: 1 citation, 1 serious
- 8 CCR 1904.30, Multiple business establishments: 1 citation
- 8 CCR 1910.178, Powered industrial trucks: 1 citation
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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. Geological Survey
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.