Inspection record, San Francisco

East Star Building Supply CO., Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 29, 2008

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

Accident inspection in San Francisco: 17 citations, $2,945. One of 2 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 an accident inspection of East Star Building Supply CO., Inc. at 1900 Carroll Avenue, San Francisco (San Francisco County) on May 29, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 3 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 17 citations (1 serious) and proposed $2,945 in penalties, which stands as the current total. The case closed on Oct 28, 2008. The employer has 1 other inspection 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 3657(a), Elevating Employees with Lift Trucks General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $195, current $195. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3657(i)(1), Elevating Employees with Lift Trucks General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $195, current $195. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3664(a), Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $85, current $85. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3650(t)(11), Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $130, current $130. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jul 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3668(f), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $85, current $85. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3668(c)(1), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $85, current $85. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3338(a), Pallets General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $85, current $85. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3210(a), Guardrails at elevated locations General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3273(a), Working area, floors and walkways General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $85, current $85. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3241(a), Live loads General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $85, current $85. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3241(c), Live loads General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3627(d), Mobile Ladder Stands General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $85, current $85. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 3272(b), Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $85, current $85. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed) General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $85, current $85. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 2340.16(c), Electrical work space General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 3214(a), Stair rails and handrails General
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $85, current $85. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3210(b), Guardrails at elevated locations Serious
Issued Jul 8, 2008. Proposed $1,575, current $1,575. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

May 23, 2008. Employee Is Injured in Fall from Pallet Located on Forklift
Keywords: fracture,shoulder,industrial truck,dislocated,fall,pallet,lost balance,unstable position 1 hospitalized

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 307399816. 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 307399816, 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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