Inspection record, Martinez

Equilon Enterprises, LLC Cal/OSHA Inspection, Nov 19, 2001

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Unprogrammed related inspection in Martinez: 4 citations, $25,490. One of 23 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 unprogrammed related inspection of Equilon Enterprises, LLC at 3485 Pacheco Boulevard, Martinez (Contra Costa County) on Nov 19, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 400 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 4 citations (3 serious) and proposed $34,415 in penalties; the current total is $25,490. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 4 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Apr 24, 2006. The employer has 22 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 03001: 8 CCR 5157 D03, Confined spaces Serious
Issued May 16, 2002. Proposed $9,560, current $9,560. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 24, 2002, final order Aug 27, 2004. Abatement due Jun 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5157 D04, Confined spaces General
Issued May 16, 2002. Proposed $9,560, current $635. 2 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Jun 24, 2002, final order Aug 27, 2004. Abatement due Jun 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5157 F, Confined spaces Serious
Issued May 16, 2002. Proposed $5,735, current $5,735. 5 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Jun 24, 2002, final order Aug 27, 2004. Abatement due Jun 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 5157 K01 C, Confined spaces Serious
Issued May 16, 2002. Proposed $9,560, current $9,560. 7 workers exposed. Contested Jun 24, 2002, final order Aug 27, 2004. Abatement due Jun 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 5144 D02 A, Respiratory protection Serious deleted on appeal
Issued May 16, 2002. Proposed $9,560, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 24, 2002, final order Aug 27, 2004. Abatement due Jun 12, 2002. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5144 G03, Respiratory protection Serious deleted on appeal
Issued May 16, 2002. Proposed $9,560, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Contested Jun 24, 2002, final order Aug 27, 2004. Abatement due Jun 12, 2002. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5157 D09, Confined spaces Serious deleted on appeal
Issued May 16, 2002. Proposed $5,735, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Contested Jun 24, 2002, final order Aug 27, 2004. Abatement due Jun 12, 2002. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5157 K, Confined spaces Serious deleted on appeal
Issued May 16, 2002. Proposed $9,560, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Contested Jun 24, 2002, no final order yet. Abatement due Jun 12, 2002. 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 301120549. 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 301120549, 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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