University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors safety record at a glance
University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 19, 2000 and Jun 19, 2026. 6 of them were planned inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 12 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $71,373 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $62,724. The largest single penalty, $23,625, came from an inspection opened Jun 19, 2026 in La Jolla. That places the employer at #1,013 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in La Jolla, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, San Diego, Temecula.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | La Jolla | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $23,625 | $23,625 | open |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Woodland Hills | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $23,250 | $23,250 | open |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Los Angeles | Programmed related | 1 citation | $280 | 0 | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $280 | 0 | May 20, 2020 |
| Mar 4, 2019 | San Diego | Planned | 1 citation | $11,934 | $6,000 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Mar 4, 2019 | San Diego | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 4, 2019 |
| Aug 23, 2018 | San Diego | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Aug 30, 2017 | Temecula | Planned | 1 citation | $6,157 | $4,002 | Dec 6, 2017 |
| Jul 17, 2017 | San Diego | Programmed related | 1 citation | $5,432 | $5,432 | Sep 25, 2017 |
| Dec 14, 2004 | San Diego | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 15, 2004 |
| Jul 19, 2000 | San Diego | Planned | 2 citations | $415 | $415 | Sep 13, 2010 |
Also recorded as: University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors, Inc.; University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3209: 1 citation, 1 serious, $22,500
- 8 CCR 3383: 1 citation, 1 serious, $13,500
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 1 citation, 1 serious, $10,125
- 8 CCR 1926.651: 1 citation, $6,000
- 8 CCR 1926.25: 1 citation, $5,432
- 8 CCR 1926.1053: 1 citation, $4,002
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 1 citation, $230
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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. 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 University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors
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.