What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Pozzebon Backhoe Service Inc. at 1421 Wyant Road, Montecito (Santa Barbara County) on Jul 19, 2004. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 4 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 7 citations (2 serious) and proposed $22,900 in penalties; the current total is $11,645. 7 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Jan 14, 2005. Proposed $250, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Jan 30, 2005, final order Aug 29, 2007. Abatement due Feb 17, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 14, 2005. Proposed $175, current $85. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 30, 2005, final order Aug 29, 2007. Abatement due Feb 17, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 14, 2005. Proposed $625, current $435. Contested Jan 30, 2005, final order Aug 29, 2007. Abatement due Feb 17, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 14, 2005. Proposed $125, current $85. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 30, 2005, final order Aug 29, 2007. Abatement due Feb 17, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 14, 2005. Proposed $125, current $85. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 30, 2005, final order Aug 29, 2007. Abatement due Feb 17, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 14, 2005. Proposed $10,800, current $10,800. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 30, 2005, final order Aug 29, 2007. Abatement due Feb 17, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 14, 2005. Proposed $10,800, current $155. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 30, 2005, final order Aug 29, 2007. Abatement due Jul 19, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: head,pinned,crushed,seat belt,truck,slope,overturn 1 death
Your rights
If you worked at this site, the inspection file is a public record once the case closes; request it from the Cal/OSHA district office with activity number 120314851. A worker who reported the hazard, the injury or the inspection and was then fired, demoted or cut has a retaliation claim under Labor Code 6310, one year to file with the Labor Commissioner and longer to sue. Injuries themselves go through workers' compensation. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, inspection 120314851, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. 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.