Watson Companies Inc safety record at a glance
Watson Companies Inc has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 26, 2006 and Jul 28, 2026. 2 of them were referral inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 7 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $46,275 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $46,005. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened Mar 24, 2025 in San Luis Obispo. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #1,740 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Anderson, Chico, Redding, San Luis Obispo, West Sacramento, Fresno, Sacramento.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | Anderson | Referral | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Chico | Referral | 1 citation | $350 | $350 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| May 20, 2025 | Redding | Planned | 2 citations | $730 | $730 | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | San Luis Obispo | Fatality or catastrophe | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | open |
| Feb 5, 2020 | West Sacramento | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $8,775 | $8,775 | Feb 3, 2023 |
| Aug 9, 2017 | Fresno | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Sep 26, 2006 | Sacramento | Programmed related | 1 citation | $420 | $150 | Jul 16, 2008 |
Also recorded as: Watson Companies Inc., dba Watson Roofing., Inc; Watson Companies, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1512, Emergency medical services (construction): 2 citations, $715
- 8 CCR 1510: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 1632, Floor, roof and wall openings: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3212, Floor openings and wall openings: 1 citation, 1 serious, $8,775
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $365
- 8 CCR 5192: 1 citation, $150
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Chico 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 Watson Companies 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.