Inspection record, Oakland

Earthgrains Company Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 29, 2001

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

Complaint inspection in Oakland: 17 citations, $4,725. 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 122,853 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 Earthgrains Company at 955 Kennedy St, Oakland (Alameda County) on Jan 29, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. The record lists 400 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. Inspectors issued 17 citations (1 serious) and proposed $11,410 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $4,725. The case closed on Oct 3, 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 3664(a)(7), Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $750, current $300. 12 workers exposed. Abatement due May 29, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3241(c), Live loads General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $185, current $150. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due May 29, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3241(a), Live loads General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $185, current $0. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due May 29, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3362(a), General sanitation requirements General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $280, current $150. 4 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due May 29, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3273(a), Working area, floors and walkways General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $935, current $0. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due May 29, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed) General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $185, current $150. 2 instances. 6 workers exposed. Abatement due May 29, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 2500.8(a)(1), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $185, current $0. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due May 29, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3660(a), Industrial trucks, general General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $185, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due May 29, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5155(e)(1), Airborne contaminants General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $185, current $150. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Apr 16, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5194(h)(2)(C), Hazard communication General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $280, current $150. 5 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 16, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5097(b)(1), Hearing Conservation Program General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $280, current $0. 5 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 16, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3328(e), Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $280, current $225. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due May 29, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 3364(b), Sanitary facilities General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $185, current $150. 12 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 16, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5097(d)(4), Hearing Conservation Program General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $185, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Apr 16, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 5100(b)(2) General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $375, current $300. 3 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due May 29, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4650(e), Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders General
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $300. 8 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 19, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5162(c), Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Apr 11, 2001. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 19, 2001, 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 301129961. 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 301129961, 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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