Inspection record, West Sacramento

Smitty's Pallet Service Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 24, 2008

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

Planned inspection in West Sacramento: 23 citations, $5,370. 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 Smitty's Pallet Service at 537 Houston St., West Sacramento (Yuba County) on Apr 24, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 16 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 23 citations (5 serious) and proposed $23,850 in penalties; the current total is $5,370. The case is still open. 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 1430.1(a)(2) General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $300, current $300. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2500.8(a), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $150, current $0. 2 instances. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2500.9(a) General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $150, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $150, current $0. 2 instances. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2500.25 General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $150, current $0. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $150, current $75. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3395 E01, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $150, current $0. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3395 E02, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $150, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3395 E03, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $150, current $75. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3576 A General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $225, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3577 C General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $300, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3577 E General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $300, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 3578 G General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $300, current $150. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 4650 E General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $150, current $75. 2 instances. 8 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 5194 E01, Hazard communication General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $150, current $75. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.22(a) General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2340.23 General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $300. 6 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3314 C, Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $1,350. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3314 D, Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $135. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 3314 G02, Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $135. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 3668 A01, Powered industrial trucks, training Serious
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $1,350. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 3668 D02, Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 4184 A, Cranes and derricks, general Serious
Issued Jun 20, 2008. Proposed $2,025, current $1,350. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 1, 2008, 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 309680213. 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 309680213, 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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