W L Butler Construction Inc safety record at a glance
W L Butler Construction Inc has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 4, 2011 and Mar 19, 2019. 4 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 5 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $2,810 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $1,455. The largest single penalty, $750, came from an inspection opened Apr 27, 2016 in Simi Valley. That places the employer at #45,717 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Alameda, Los Angeles, Simi Valley, American Canyon, Victorville, San Marcos.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2019 | Alameda | Complaint | 1 citation | $750 | $370 | Dec 9, 2019 |
| Jun 12, 2017 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $750 | $335 | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Apr 27, 2016 | Simi Valley | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Mar 17, 2016 | American Canyon | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 2, 2016 |
| Feb 5, 2013 | Victorville | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $375 | 0 | Jun 12, 2014 |
| Jan 4, 2011 | San Marcos | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $185 | 0 | Jun 7, 2012 |
Also recorded as: W. L Butler Construction Inc; W.L .Butler Construction Company Inc.; W L Butler Construction, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $335
- 8 CCR 1632, Floor, roof and wall openings: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 1712: 1 citation, $370
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 1 citation
Local pages: Los Angeles employment lawyer, 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 W L Butler Construction 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.