Inspection record, Eureka

City of Eureka Cal/OSHA Inspection, Oct 6, 2005

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

Planned inspection in Eureka: 10 citations, $1,650. One of 5 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 planned inspection of City of Eureka at 4301 Hilfiker Ln., Eureka (Humboldt County) on Oct 6, 2005. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. 200 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. The employer is a local government body. Inspectors issued 10 citations (0 serious) and proposed $2,920 in penalties; the current total is $1,650. 3 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Apr 21, 2006. The employer has 4 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 2340.23 General
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $335, current $150. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2340.27 General
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $335, current $0. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3221 B03, Fire prevention plan General
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $150, current $0. 17 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 4184 A, Cranes and derricks, general General
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $300, current $150. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5144 C01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $450, current $450. 17 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144 H02 A, Respiratory protection General
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $150, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5191 E03 General
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $450, current $450. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5191 E04 General
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $150, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5194 E01, Hazard communication General
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $450, current $450. 17 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5194 F04, Hazard communication General
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $150, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3224 General deleted on appeal
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $150, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 1430.29(a) General deleted on appeal
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $300, current $0. 4 instances. Abatement due Feb 27, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 1430.40(a) General deleted on appeal
Issued Jan 25, 2006. Proposed $300, current $0. 4 instances. Abatement due Feb 27, 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 125763987. 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 125763987, 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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