What happened in this inspection
Federal OSHA opened a planned inspection of The New Central Cafe Restaurant at 301 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco (San Francisco County) on Jul 28, 2005. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. The record lists 2 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 8 citations (1 serious) and proposed $3,305 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $1,915. The case closed on Jun 14, 2019.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Jan 26, 2006. Proposed $185, current $0. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 28, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 26, 2006. Proposed $125, current $0. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 28, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 26, 2006. Proposed $125, current $85. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 26, 2006. Proposed $185, current $85. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 28, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 26, 2006. Proposed $185, current $85. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 28, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 26, 2006. Proposed $125, current $85. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 30, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 27, 2006. Proposed $125, current $0. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 16, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 27, 2006. Proposed $2,250, current $1,575. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 9, 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 307393520. 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 307393520, 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.