Inspection record, Berkeley

G K Welding Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 21, 2003

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

Complaint inspection in Berkeley: 8 citations, $3,205. 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 122,854 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 G K Welding Inc. at 2251 Bancroft Wy, Berkeley (Alameda County) on Mar 21, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 15 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (3 serious) and proposed $9,675 in penalties; the current total is $3,205. 3 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Nov 12, 2004.

Citations

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

Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1632 H, Floor, roof and wall openings General
Issued Sep 19, 2003. Proposed $300, current $150. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 24, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1637 K01, Scaffold planking General
Issued Sep 19, 2003. Proposed $450, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 22, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2510.58(a) General
Issued Sep 19, 2003. Proposed $225, current $110. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 24, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2500.25 General
Issued Sep 19, 2003. Proposed $300, current $110. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 24, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 1740 C General
Issued Sep 19, 2003. Proposed $300, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 24, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1644 A06, Metal scaffolds Serious
Issued Sep 19, 2003. Proposed $2,700, current $1,350. 8 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 24, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 1644 A07, Metal scaffolds Serious
Issued Sep 19, 2003. Proposed $2,700, current $135. 8 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 24, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 1740 G Serious
Issued Sep 19, 2003. Proposed $2,700, current $1,350. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 24, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1509 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 19, 2003. Proposed $300, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 18, 2003. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 6151 E03, Portable fire extinguishers General deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 19, 2003. Proposed $300, current $0. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 18, 2003. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 6151 E02, Portable fire extinguishers General deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 19, 2003. Proposed $150, current $0. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 18, 2003. 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 301135513. 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 301135513, 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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