Inspection record, San Clemente

Bechtel Power Corporation Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 26, 2003

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

Complaint inspection in San Clemente: 12 citations, $750. One of 14 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 complaint inspection of Bechtel Power Corporation at 5000 South Pacific HWY, San Clemente (Orange County) on Feb 26, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 50 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 12 citations (0 serious) and proposed $10,530 in penalties; the current total is $750. 12 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 7, 2008. The employer has 13 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 1529 E01, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $560, current $0. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1529 E02, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $420, current $0. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1529 E06, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $1,125, current $0. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 1529 F01 A, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $1,125, current $0. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 1529 F05 A, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $750, current $0. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 1529 G01 A, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $935, current $0. 3 instances. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 1529 G01 B, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $935, current $0. 3 instances. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 1529 G01 C, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $935, current $0. 3 instances. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 1529 G03 C, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $750, current $750. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 1529 G08 D1, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $935, current $0. 3 instances. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 1529 H01 C, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $1,125, current $0. 3 instances. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 1529 J02 C, Asbestos (construction) General
Issued Jun 30, 2003. Proposed $935, current $0. 3 instances. 33 workers exposed. Contested Jul 22, 2003, final order Aug 8, 2005. Abatement due Jul 3, 2003, 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 300793197. 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 300793197, 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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