Inspection record, Ukiah

Cold Creek Compost, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 5, 2006

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Complaint inspection in Ukiah: 8 citations, $2,965. One of 2 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of Cold Creek Compost, Inc. at 6000 Potter Valley Rd, Ukiah (Mendocino County) on May 5, 2006. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 11 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (7 serious) and proposed $2,965 in penalties; the current total is $2,965. The case closed on Dec 6, 2006. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203 B, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Oct 19, 2006. Proposed $0, current $0. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 24, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3314 A, Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2006. Proposed $2,025, current $2,025. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 29, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3314 B, Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2006. Proposed $200, current $200. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 29, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4075 A Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2006. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 29, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2006. Proposed $200, current $200. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 29, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 3999 B, Hand tools Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2006. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 29, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4051 A Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2006. Proposed $135, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 29, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4000 D Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2006. Proposed $135, current $135. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 29, 2006, completed. Read the rule.

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 125532556. 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 125532556, 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.

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