Western States Construction Inc. safety record at a glance
Western States Construction Inc. has been the subject of 3 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 12, 2011 and Nov 8, 2019. 1 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. All of them produced citations, 15 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $61,195 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $24,250. The largest single penalty, $13,500, came from an inspection opened Apr 22, 2015 in Yorba Linda. That places the employer at #4,964 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Worksites in Norco, Yorba Linda, Lake Forest.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2019 | Norco | Unprogrammed related | 7 citations 3 serious | $9,750 $18,845 proposed | May 19, 2023 |
| Apr 22, 2015 | Yorba Linda | Complaint | 5 citations 2 serious | $13,500 $40,200 proposed | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Feb 12, 2011 | Lake Forest | Referral | 3 citations 1 serious | $1,000 $2,150 proposed | Feb 15, 2012 |
Also recorded as: Western States Construction Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 5 citations, $925
- 8 CCR 1541.1, Excavations, protective systems: 2 citations, 2 serious, $12,150
- 8 CCR 3657, Elevating Employees with Lift Trucks: 2 citations, 2 serious, $5,625
- 8 CCR 1541, Excavations, general: 2 citations, $900
- 8 CCR 1716.2, Residential-type Framing Activities, Wood and Light Gage Steel Frame Construction: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,375
- 8 CCR 3648, Operating Instructions (Aerial Devices): 1 citation, 1 serious, $900
- 8 CCR 4300.40: 1 citation, $250
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $125
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Western States Construction Inc.
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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.