Inspection record, Napa

Portocork America, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jun 8, 2005

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

Planned inspection in Napa: 21 citations, $10,605. One of 4 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 Portocork America, Inc. at 560 Technology Way, Napa (Napa County) on Jun 8, 2005. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 22 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 21 citations (10 serious) and proposed $10,605 in penalties; the current total is $10,605. The case closed on Jun 26, 2006. The employer has 3 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 461 C General
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $150, current $150. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 14, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3241 A, Live loads General
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $150, current $150. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3660 A, Industrial trucks, general General
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $150, current $150. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2500.8(a), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2500.25 General
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 2510.58(d) General
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $0, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3668 F, Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $75, current $75. 5 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5144 C01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $75, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 15, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5194 F04, Hazard communication General
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $75, current $75. 4 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 6151 E02, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $75, current $75. 9 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 15, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.23 Serious
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $1,350, current $1,350. 4 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2510.4 Serious
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $135, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3578 G Serious
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $1,350, current $1,350. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4002 A, Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $1,350, current $1,350. 3 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4050 A Serious
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $135, current $135. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $1,350, current $1,350. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4650 H Serious
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $1,350, current $1,350. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 5157 C01, Confined spaces Serious
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $1,350, current $1,350. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 21, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 5162 C, Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 22, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 11001: 8 CCR 5185 L Serious
Issued Sep 15, 2005. Proposed $1,350, current $1,350. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 21, 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 300743002. 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 300743002, 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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