Inspection record, Oakland

Earthgrains Company Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 19, 2007

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

Planned inspection in Oakland: 3 citations, $3,410. One of 4 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 a planned inspection of Earthgrains Company at 955 Kennedy St., Oakland (Alameda County) on Jul 19, 2007. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 165 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. Inspectors issued 3 citations (1 serious) and proposed $6,010 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $3,410. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Mar 5, 2008. The employer has 3 other inspections 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 2340.16(c), Electrical work space General
Issued Oct 1, 2007. Proposed $160, current $160. 2 instances. 38 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 3, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3212(a)(1), Floor openings and wall openings General
Issued Oct 1, 2007. Proposed $2,925, current $325. 137 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 23, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4075(a), Gears and Sprockets Serious
Issued Oct 1, 2007. Proposed $2,925, current $2,925. 22 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 15, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 4848(a), Fire Prevention and Suppression Procedure General deleted on appeal
Issued Oct 1, 2007. Proposed $325, current $0. 11 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 3, 2007. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5143(a)(5), General Requirements of Mechanical Ventilation Systems General deleted on appeal
Issued Oct 1, 2007. Proposed $160, current $0. 89 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 3, 2007. 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 309679165. 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 309679165, 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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