Inspection record, Willits

Cutter Lumber Products Cal/OSHA Inspection, Sep 13, 2006

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

Planned inspection in Willits: 29 citations, $12,475. 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 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Cutter Lumber Products at 1800 Fort Bragg Road, Willits (Mendocino County) on Sep 13, 2006. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 35 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 29 citations (14 serious) and proposed $29,750 in penalties; the current total is $12,475. 29 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jul 17, 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 2500.9(a) General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3221 C, Fire prevention plan General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $125, current $125. 2 instances. 32 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3314 G02 A, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $125, current $125. 33 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3314 H, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $0, current $0. 8 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5417 A General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $0, current $0. 26 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5548 A General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $125, current $125. 39 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5595 A General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $0, current $0. 39 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5602 A General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $0, current $0. 40 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5603 General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $0, current $0. 40 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 6151 C01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $125, current $125. 10 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 6151 E03, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $0, current $0. 10 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 22, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.1 Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $225, current $225. 8 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2340.22(a) Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $225, current $225. 4 instances. 12 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 2340.23 Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $2,250, current $2,250. 5 instances. 19 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3577 E General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $225, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 3578 G General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $2,250, current $250. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 3942 A Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $225, current $225. 19 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 3999 B, Hand tools Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $13,500, current $4,500. 19 instances. 19 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 4002 A, Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $2,250, current $2,250. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 4050 A Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $225, current $225. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 11001: 8 CCR 4051 A Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $225, current $225. 5 instances. 19 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 12001: 8 CCR 4051 B Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $225, current $225. 6 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 13001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $225, current $225. 6 instances. 19 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 14001: 8 CCR 4075 A Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $225, current $225. 5 instances. 23 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 15001: 8 CCR 4186 B Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $2,250, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 16001: 8 CCR 4296 M Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $2,250, current $225. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 17001: 8 CCR 4309 A Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $225, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 18001: 8 CCR 4650 E General
Issued Jan 23, 2007. Proposed $2,250, current $250. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 9, 2007, final order Feb 6, 2008. Abatement due Feb 2, 2007, 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 309678050. 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 309678050, 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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