Watsonville Community Hospital safety record at a glance
Watsonville Community Hospital has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 11, 2000 and Sep 2, 2020. 4 of them were complaint inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 19 in all: 4 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $46,875 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $22,590. The largest single penalty, $15,390, came from an inspection opened Sep 2, 2020 in Watsonville. That places the employer at #5,546 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 7 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Health Care and Social Assistance. Worksites in Watsonville.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2020 | Watsonville | Accident | 6 citations 4 serious | $39,675 | $15,390 | open |
| Jul 15, 2004 | Watsonville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 22, 2004 |
| Nov 12, 2003 | Watsonville | Complaint | 2 citations | $745 | $745 | Mar 4, 2004 |
| Oct 3, 2002 | Watsonville | Complaint | 1 citation 1 repeat | $3,000 | $3,000 | Jul 24, 2006 |
| Aug 1, 2000 | Watsonville | Accident | 3 citations | $1,355 | $1,355 | Jul 24, 2003 |
| May 11, 2000 | Watsonville | Complaint | 7 citations | $2,100 | $2,100 | Jun 14, 2007 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5199, Aerosol transmissible diseases: 5 citations, 4 serious, $11,890
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 4 citations, $150
- 8 CCR 5110: 2 citations, $3,150
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $3,500
- 8 CCR 5220: 1 citation, $1,500
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 2340.22: 1 citation, $420
Accidents investigated
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Watsonville Community Hospital
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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.