What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of Karcher Environmental, Inc. at 709 Adeline St, Oakland (Alameda County) on Mar 1, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 50 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 12 citations (0 serious) and proposed $8,800 in penalties; the current total is $4,900. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Oct 6, 2006. The employer has 9 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Jun 13, 2001. Proposed $400, current $400. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 5, 2001, final order Sep 14, 2001. Abatement due Jun 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 13, 2001. Proposed $400, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 13, 2001. Proposed $300, current $300. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 5, 2001, final order Sep 14, 2001. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 13, 2001. Proposed $300, current $0. 9 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 5, 2001, final order Sep 14, 2001. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 13, 2001. Proposed $300, current $300. 9 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 5, 2001, final order Sep 14, 2001. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 13, 2001. Proposed $300, current $300. 9 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 13, 2001. Proposed $800, current $800. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 5, 2001, final order Sep 14, 2001. Abatement due Jun 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 13, 2001. Proposed $800, current $800. 9 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 5, 2001, final order Sep 14, 2001. Abatement due Jul 31, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 13, 2001. Proposed $800, current $800. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 5, 2001, final order Sep 14, 2001. Abatement due Jun 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 13, 2001. Proposed $2,000, current $400. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 5, 2001, final order Sep 14, 2001. Abatement due Jun 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 13, 2001. Proposed $2,000, current $400. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 5, 2001, final order Sep 14, 2001. Abatement due Jun 18, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $400, current $400. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 15, 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 301130027. 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 301130027, 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.