Uste Inc. safety record at a glance
Uste Inc. has been the subject of 4 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 16, 2008 and May 14, 2020. 3 of them were accident inspections. All of them produced citations, 31 in all: 9 serious. Inspectors proposed $132,865 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $41,425. The largest single penalty, $18,170, came from an inspection opened Feb 23, 2012 in Simi Valley. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #2,107 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing; Manufacturing. Worksites in Simi Valley.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2020 | Simi Valley | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $8,700 | $5,885 | Nov 4, 2020 |
| Sep 5, 2018 | Simi Valley | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $27,500 | $11,750 | Jun 10, 2019 |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Simi Valley | Planned | 22 citations 6 serious | $73,045 | $18,170 | Nov 18, 2015 |
| Oct 16, 2008 | Simi Valley | Accident | death 4 citations 1 serious | $23,620 | $5,620 | Dec 31, 2009 |
Also recorded as: U.S.T.E., dba Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting; U.S.T.E. Inc dba Vista Prof. Outdoor Lighting.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, 1 serious, $7,310
- 8 CCR 4208.1: 2 citations, $1,500
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $725
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,060
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 4208: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,385
- 8 CCR 3578: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,250
- 8 CCR 4070: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,250
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Simi Valley 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 Uste 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.