Inspection record, Oakland

Data Specialties, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 6, 2000

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Accident inspection in Oakland: 2 citations, $1,410. One of 3 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 an accident inspection of Data Specialties, Inc. at 8120 McArthur BLVD., Oakland (Alameda County) on Mar 6, 2000. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 17 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 2 citations (1 serious) and proposed $19,125 in penalties; the current total is $1,410. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Oct 3, 2006. The employer has 2 other inspections 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 342 A, Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Aug 25, 2000. Proposed $225, current $150. 17 workers exposed. Contested Sep 25, 2000, final order Dec 27, 2000. Abatement due Aug 30, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2320.2(a), Electrical, work on energized equipment Serious
Issued Aug 25, 2000. Proposed $18,900, current $1,260. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 25, 2000, final order Dec 27, 2000. Abatement due Sep 3, 2000, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Mar 1, 2000. Burn - Electrical Fault in Electrical Cabinet
Keywords: burn,electric arc,e gi iv,electrical,electrician,electrical work,lockout,electric conductor,electric shock,electrical fault 1 hospitalized

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 125633255. 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 125633255, 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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