W.D. Gott Construction CO. safety record at a glance
W.D. Gott Construction CO. has been the subject of 3 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 25, 2003 and Apr 6, 2018. 3 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. All of them produced citations, 9 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $15,570 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $6,610. The largest single penalty, $5,600, came from an inspection opened May 14, 2004 in Lynwood. That places the employer at #20,015 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in West Covina, Lynwood, Palmdale.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2018 | West Covina | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $560 | Oct 29, 2018 |
| May 14, 2004 | Lynwood | Unprogrammed related | 6 citations 2 serious | $5,600 $14,560 proposed | Jul 6, 2006 |
| Sep 25, 2003 | Palmdale | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $450 | Jul 1, 2006 |
Also recorded as: WD Gott Construction CO.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 341, Permit Requirements: 2 citations, $560
- 8 CCR 1712, Requirements for Impalement Protection: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,600
- 8 CCR 1541.1, Excavations, protective systems: 1 citation, 1 serious, $1,800
- 8 CCR 1626, Scaffolds: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 1621, Railings and toeboards (construction): 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 1 citation, $100
- 8 CCR 2500.10, Pull at Joints and Terminals: 1 citation, $100
- 8 CCR 1541, Excavations, general: 1 citation
Local pages: West Covina employment lawyer, Palmdale 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 W.D. Gott Construction CO.
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.