Inspection record, Fontana

Gouin Excavating & Backhoe Cal/OSHA Inspection, Oct 18, 2005

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Accident inspection in Fontana: 7 citations, $20,585. The employer's only inspection on 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 Gouin Excavating & Backhoe at SW of Juniper & Walnut St, Fontana (San Bernardino County) on Oct 18, 2005. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 5 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 7 citations (2 serious) and proposed $20,585 in penalties; the current total is $20,585. The case closed on Oct 9, 2006.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 341.4 General
Issued Mar 29, 2006. Proposed $275, current $275. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due May 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1509 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Mar 29, 2006. Proposed $275, current $275. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due May 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1509 C, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Mar 29, 2006. Proposed $135, current $135. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due May 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 1512 B, Emergency medical services (construction) General
Issued Mar 29, 2006. Proposed $275, current $275. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due May 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 1527 A01 General
Issued Mar 29, 2006. Proposed $275, current $275. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due May 1, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1541.1(a)(1), Excavations, protective systems Serious
Issued Mar 29, 2006. Proposed $14,400, current $14,400. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 3, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 1541 K02, Excavations, general Serious
Issued Mar 29, 2006. Proposed $4,950, current $4,950. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 7, 2006, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Oct 18, 2005. Employee's Leg Is Fractured in Trench Cave-In
Keywords: fracture,rock,collapse,construction,trench,pelvis,pipe,struck by,cave-in,hip 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 125882365. 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 125882365, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. Back to the safety tracker.

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