Inspection record, Ventura

Ventura City Wastewater Division Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 8, 2004

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

Planned inspection in Ventura: 16 citations, $4,480. 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 planned inspection of Ventura City Wastewater Division at 1400 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura (Ventura County) on Jul 8, 2004. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 44 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. The employer is a local government body. Inspectors issued 16 citations (0 serious) and proposed $10,480 in penalties; the current total is $4,480. 16 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jul 12, 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 5189 J02 D General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $375, current $375. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3314 H, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $280, current $280. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5144 C01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $280, current $280. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5189 D02 A General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $185, current $185. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5189 E03 A General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $280, current $280. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5189 E04 General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $280, current $280. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5189 H05 General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $280, current $280. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5189 F03 General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $280, current $280. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5189 J02 B General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $280, current $280. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5189 L04 General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $280, current $280. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5189 L05 General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $280, current $280. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5194 E01, Hazard communication General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $185, current $185. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 5194 E02, Hazard communication General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $185, current $185. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5194 F04, Hazard communication General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $280, current $280. 2 instances. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Dec 10, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3310 A General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $3,375, current $375. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5189 F01 A General
Issued Dec 7, 2004. Proposed $3,375, current $375. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2004, final order Mar 28, 2006. Abatement due Jan 4, 2005, 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 125914788. 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 125914788, 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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