Inspection record, San Francisco

Dse Rentals, Inc dba Action Rentals Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 9, 2003

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

Accident inspection in San Francisco: 12 citations, $1,250. 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 an accident inspection of Dse Rentals, Inc dba Action Rentals at 565 South Van Ness, San Francisco (San Francisco County) on Jul 9, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 17 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 12 citations (0 serious) and proposed $5,750 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $1,250. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Mar 24, 2006.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 342(a), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $5,000, current $500. 1 worker exposed. Contested Sep 22, 2003, final order Feb 24, 2006. Abatement due Aug 26, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2340.26, Mechanical Protection General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $75, current $75. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 23, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed) General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 23, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2340.17(a), Guarding of Energized Parts General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $0, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 23, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2500.10(a), Pull at Joints and Terminals General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 26, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3210(a), Guardrails at elevated locations General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $150, current $150. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 26, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3241(c), Live loads General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $75, current $75. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 23, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3320, Warning Signs General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 23, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 461(c), Permits to Operate General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $150, current $150. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 26, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3578(g), Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $150, current $150. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Aug 26, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3577(e), Protection Devices General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Aug 26, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3577(e), Protection Devices General
Issued Aug 21, 2003. Proposed $150, current $150. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Sep 23, 2003, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jun 18, 2003. Employee burned when propane ignites
Keywords: burn,vapor,flammable vapors,fire,explosion,truck,propane,spark,arm,face 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 300893344. 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 300893344, 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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