Inspection record, San Lorenzo

Sara Lee Foods Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 14, 2005

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

Planned inspection in San Lorenzo: 5 citations, $8,670. 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 122,853 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 Sara Lee Foods at 2411 Baumann Ave, San Lorenzo (Alameda County) on Jul 14, 2005. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. The record lists 69 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. Inspectors issued 5 citations (5 serious) and proposed $13,500 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $8,670. The case closed on Jun 22, 2006.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed) Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2005. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 19, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3308, Hot Pipes and Hot Surfaces Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2005. Proposed $2,700, current $300. 4 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 19, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4002(a), Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2005. Proposed $2,700, current $270. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 19, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4050(a), Shafting, Collars, Clutches, and Couplings Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2005. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 4 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 19, 2005, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5185(l), Changing and Charging Storage Batteries Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2005. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 19, 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 300743317. 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 300743317, checked Nov 4, 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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