Inspection record, Los Gatos

CA Forestry & Fire Protection Alma FFS & Helitack Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 19, 2006

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

Complaint inspection in Los Gatos: 6 citations, $6,540. 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 CA Forestry & Fire Protection Alma FFS & Helitack at 19650 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos (Santa Cruz County) on Apr 19, 2006. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 10 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. The employer is a state government body. Inspectors issued 6 citations (2 serious) and proposed $6,540 in penalties; the current total is $6,540. The case closed on Jul 6, 2007.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3273 A, Working area, floors and walkways General
Issued Aug 2, 2006. Proposed $150, current $150. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 4, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3214 B, Stair rails and handrails General
Issued Aug 2, 2006. Proposed $150, current $150. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 4, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 6151 C01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Aug 2, 2006. Proposed $150, current $150. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 7, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5097 B01 General
Issued Aug 2, 2006. Proposed $150, current $150. 21 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 4, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5193 F02, Bloodborne pathogens Serious
Issued Aug 2, 2006. Proposed $5,400, current $5,400. 21 instances. 21 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 4, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5193 F03, Bloodborne pathogens Serious
Issued Aug 2, 2006. Proposed $540, current $540. 21 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 4, 2006, 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 301326906. 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 301326906, 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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