Uss Cal Builders Inc safety record at a glance
Uss Cal Builders Inc has been the subject of 13 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 20, 2001 and Mar 8, 2018. 9 of them were complaint inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 19 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $52,275 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $17,635. The largest single penalty, $7,170, came from an inspection opened Oct 15, 2015 in Fullerton. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #8,397 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Berkeley, San Diego, Fullerton, San Bernardino, Inglewood, Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2018 | Berkeley | Complaint | 5 citations | $21,240 | $4,020 | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Feb 29, 2016 | San Diego | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations | $1,125 | $1,125 | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Oct 15, 2015 | Fullerton | Complaint | 2 citations | $7,170 | $7,170 | Jul 24, 2017 |
| Mar 27, 2014 | San Bernardino | Complaint | 1 citation | $515 | 0 | Jul 14, 2014 |
| May 3, 2012 | Inglewood | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $4,710 | $900 | Sep 14, 2013 |
| Nov 30, 2011 | Santa Ana | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 5, 2012 |
| Aug 2, 2011 | Los Angeles | Accident | death 1 citation | $650 | $650 | Jan 19, 2013 |
| Apr 8, 2009 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 8, 2009 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Mar 26, 2003 | Manhattan Beach | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $7,310 | $1,310 | Sep 4, 2003 |
| Apr 2, 2002 | East Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $8,995 | $1,900 | Jul 13, 2006 |
| Jul 24, 2001 | Lakewood | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Jul 20, 2001 | Lakewood | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 19, 2002 |
Also recorded as: Uss Cal Builders; Uss Cal Builders, Inc; Uss Cal Builders, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 3 citations, $925
- 8 CCR 1710, Structural steel erection: 2 citations, $1,310
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $525
- 8 CCR 1541.1, Excavations, protective systems: 1 citation, $6,750
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $1,800
- 8 CCR 3648: 1 citation, $1,060
- 8 CCR 3583: 1 citation, $1,060
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Berkeley employment lawyer, San Diego employment lawyer, Fullerton 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. 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 Uss Cal Builders 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.