Cal/OSHA and OSHA fatality inspections

Workplace Deaths Investigated in California

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

5,717 worker deaths investigated since 2000, newest first, with the employer, the place and what the investigators recorded.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

5,555 inspections opened after a worker died

5,717 deaths in all since 2000, newest first, page 28 of 56. The description is the investigators' one-line summary from the accident file. The Labor Department publishes those files many months after the inspection; the latest one here is dated Feb 28, 2025, so the newest fatality inspections appear on their employer and year pages before they appear in this list. Penalties are as they stand after appeals.

EmployerCityOpenedWhat happenedCitationsPenalty
Champion Ballroom Academy Inc.San DiegoDec 29, 2014Employee falls down stair well while walking upstairs and is1$1,000
San Marcos ConstructionSan FranciscoDec 22, 2014Employee falls from scaffold and is killed3$11,550
BY Linnea Inc.GoletaDec 20, 2014Employee suffers heart attack and dies2$685
Caliber Auto Transfer of Mira Loma IncMira LomaDec 16, 2014EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM RAILCAR TO TRACKS AND IS KILLED3$18,450
Jess Smith & Sons, Inc.BakersfieldDec 13, 2014Employee dies from heart attack2$410
La County Health ServicesLos AngelesDec 11, 2014Employee falls into an air handler fan and is killed4$75,000
Quest Construction BLDG ContractorsSouth GateDec 8, 2014Employee falls when scaffold collapses and is killed6$12,670
Joel VasaSan MateoDec 5, 2014Employee falls from ladder and is killed5$500
Trinity Personnel, Inc.ManteDec 2, 2014Employee passed out and died0pending
Mistras Group, Inc.RichmondNov 26, 2014Employee Collapses and Dies2$5,000
Yepez Landscaping Inc.Simi ValleyNov 25, 2014Employee is electrocuted when trimming tree5$1,790
Michigan Investors, LLCSan DiegoNov 25, 2014Employee Trimming Trees Is Struck And Killed3$6,950
American Building InnovationPerrisNov 20, 2014Employee is killed when caught by moving part of machinery3$16,895
Lee & Sharon BertozziUkiahNov 18, 2014Employee Falls While Trimming Tree Branches And Is Killed0pending
A-Co Temporary Power, Inc.BurbankNov 12, 2014Employee is killed when struck by falling wooden power pole6$5,435
Resource Partners, Inc.Garden GroveNov 10, 2014Employee is killed when struck by lid blown of the pressuriz0pending
Mike Jensen FarmsKingsburgNov 7, 2014Employee Is Overcome By Personal Illness and Dies0pending
Sea Pal, IncFort BraggNov 7, 2014Employee suffers a heart attack and dies4$1,650
Santa FE Packaging CorporationSanta Fe SpringsNov 6, 2014Employee Is Crushed Between Rolls of Material And Is Killed10$32,500
Otis Elevator CompanyBeverly HillsNov 6, 2014Employee Contacts Energized Switches On Elevator And Is Kill4$15,500
Global HVAC Distributors, Inc.VisaliaOct 30, 2014Employee dies from cerebral aneurysm during HVAC work1$2,750
Bay Area Traffic Solutions, Inc.MontereyOct 30, 2014Employee is struck by car while flagging and is killed1$750
The House San CarlosSan CarlosOct 22, 2014Employee is crushed by falling portable stairs and killed0pending
Minh NguyenSaratogaOct 17, 2014Employee drowns while cleaning swimming pool1$130
Human Resource Solutions Inc.VinaOct 16, 2014Employee is struck by a tow truck and is killed2$9,900
Pace Diversified CorporationBakersfieldOct 14, 2014Employee found with labored breathing dies3$1,920
Gonzalo TorrezVisaliaOct 12, 2014Employee is killed by falling fronds while trimming a palm t0pending
Carlton Forge WorksParamountOct 10, 2014Employee is struck by a forklift and killed2$935
John HamanSacramentoOct 10, 2014Employee dies of heart attack while running a wood chipper0pending
Foster Poultry FarmsHickmanOct 8, 2014Employee dies while checking feed and water containers in ch1$635
Durango Tires & WheelsBakersfieldOct 7, 2014Employee falls from tire rack, and later dies1$85
Amermex Publication DistributorsOaklandOct 3, 2014Employee struck and killed by pickup truck0pending
MSFG Inc.Santa PaulaSep 28, 2014Employee is run over by vacuum truck and is killed3$740
Lion RaisinsFresnoSep 25, 2014Employee Suffers Heart Attack and Dies0pending
Greg's Petroleum ServiceDelanoSep 18, 2014Employee suffers heart attack and dies1$2,250
Alfredo G.Urquidez JR. dba AG UnlimitedSan ArdoSep 16, 2014Fatality investigation3$6,300
Main Stream Aquatics IncLa QuintaSep 16, 2014Fatality investigation4$19,670
Gary Bothun Dba: Bothun Turkey FarmSnellingSep 10, 2014Fatality investigation4$6,700
Stucco Accents, Inc.FresnoSep 3, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Mease Buthan dba A B T ElectricSan JoseSep 3, 2014Fatality investigation5$10,850
Prayong Yangsanpu aka Phraprayong YangsanpuSan FranciscoSep 2, 2014Fatality investigation3$250
Salvador Rodriguez dba Rodriguez Labor ServiceMecSep 2, 2014Fatality investigation2$410
Ridge AndrewsClovisAug 29, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Shadow Mountain MinistriesEl CajonAug 29, 2014Fatality investigation3$1,680
Honeyville Inc.Rancho CucamongaAug 28, 2014Fatality investigation6$16,100
San Francisco Dept of Public WorksSan FranciscoAug 28, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
USA Waste of California, Inc.IrvineAug 27, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Boulevard CadillacSignal HillAug 24, 2014Fatality investigation3$12,000
Success Valley Farms LLCCamarilloAug 21, 2014Fatality investigation3$1,310
High Country OutdoorStocktonAug 14, 2014Fatality investigation1$1,000
MV Transportation, Inc.AnaheimAug 14, 2014Fatality investigation1$3,000
West Valley Aviation, Inc.MendotaAug 14, 2014Fatality investigation6$8,900
Downing Construction Inc.Palm DesertAug 13, 2014Fatality investigation2$550
Lawson Drayage, Inc.SalinasAug 12, 2014Fatality investigation4$14,850
John Ryan Ward dba JRW and CompanyEncinoAug 12, 2014Fatality investigation7$24,100
Jose Martin GardeningPlacentiaAug 8, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Charter Pros, LLCOaklandAug 8, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Rosenson Wine Creations, Inc.SolvangAug 8, 2014Fatality investigation1$175
Jobtrain, Inc.Redwood CityAug 6, 2014Fatality investigation2$685
Sunwest Fruit CO., Inc.SangerJul 31, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
General Dynamics NasscoSan DiegoJul 31, 2014Employee falls from height and is killed (2 deaths)2$14,000
Norwalk Industries LPSanta Fe SpringsJul 31, 2014Fatality investigation4$19,450
Denbeste Transportation, Inc.StocktonJul 25, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Atkinson Construction LPWestminsterJul 24, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Tek SystemsSacramentoJul 21, 2014Fatality investigation1$5,000
College of the Sequoias (Bardsley Farm)TulareJul 19, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Estenson Logistics LLCSanta Fe SpringsJul 18, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Wave CO. dba Valley Farm TransportFive PointsJul 18, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Rika CorporationPasadenaJul 18, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Five Star Plastering Inc.Mission ViejoJul 17, 2014Fatality investigation6$164,275
Irontree Solutions, LLCWilliamsJul 15, 2014Fatality investigation1$260
Winlup Painting, Inc.Los AngelesJul 15, 2014Fatality investigation4$15,630
New Horizon Contracting IncYucaipaJul 12, 2014Fatality investigation6$8,520
Desert Springs ChurchPalm DesertJul 11, 2014Fatality investigation1$110
Cal Central Harvesting, Inc.CapayJul 10, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Tri Valley Vegetable Harvesting Inc.Santa MariaJul 9, 2014Fatality investigation4$2,435
San Joaquin Valley ConcentratesFresnoJul 9, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
City of Newport BeachNewport BeachJul 7, 2014Fatality investigation1$300
Munos LandscapingRowland HeightsJul 5, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
U.S. Postal ServiceWoodland HillsJul 1, 2014Employee Collapses and Dies At Postal Customer's House0pending
Roger Hughes dba Hughes DrywallHealdsburgJun 27, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Tsi Trucking LLCHeraldJun 24, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
La City Water & PowerBeverly HillsJun 23, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Night WatchSan Juan CapistranoJun 23, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Anp Tire ServiceOaklandJun 19, 2014Fatality investigation2$520
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.McKittrickJun 18, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Healy Electric & ControlsPoint Mugu NawcJun 13, 2014Employee makes contact with live line and is electrocuted6$19,600
Johnny Mercado dba Mercado's Tree ServiceElk GroveJun 13, 2014Fatality investigation4$17,825
Feghali FoodsBakersfieldJun 12, 2014Fatality investigation2$560
La Vina RanchMaderaJun 11, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Silicon Valley Glass, Inc.Los GatosJun 5, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Kenyon Plastering of California, Inc.SacramentoJun 4, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Del Sol Farm Labors Services, Inc.MercedJun 4, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Real Mex Restaurants dba el ToritoManhattan BeachJun 3, 2014Fatality investigation1$5,060
Macy'sIndustryJun 2, 2014Fatality investigation2$18,185
United AG Personnel Management, Inc.WascoJun 2, 2014Fatality investigation5$10,460
Disney Construction Inc.WintersMay 30, 2014Fatality investigation (2 deaths)9$46,685
K Vac Environmental Services IncIndustryMay 30, 2014Fatality investigation4$3,365
Crook LoggingSonoraMay 29, 2014Fatality investigation0pending
Jorge Marin Perez dba Golden Bros ContractingArvinMay 29, 2014Fatality investigation2$840

Every employer must report a workplace death to Cal/OSHA within 8 hours (Labor Code 6409.1), and the family of a worker killed on the job has rights beyond workers' compensation when a third party or a willful safety violation was involved. Your rights.

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.

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