Inspection record, Fallbrook

Fallbrook Public Utility District Cal/OSHA Inspection, Oct 20, 2008

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Planned inspection in Fallbrook: 10 citations, $7,620. One of 5 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 Fallbrook Public Utility District at 1425 S. Alturas Street, Fallbrook (San Diego County) on Oct 20, 2008. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 8 employees were recorded at the site. The employer is a local government body. Inspectors issued 10 citations (1 serious) and proposed $10,785 in penalties; the current total is $7,620. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 5 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Nov 13, 2014. The employer has 4 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 5144 H02 B, Respiratory protection General
Issued Nov 7, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 13, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02002: 8 CCR 5143 A05 General
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $205, current $205. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Apr 20, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02003: 8 CCR 5144 C01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $275, current $275. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Apr 20, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02004: 8 CCR 5189 D02 General
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $275, current $275. 3 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Apr 20, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02005: 8 CCR 5189 D03 General
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $275, current $275. 3 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Apr 20, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02006: 8 CCR 5189 E02 B General
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $410, current $410. 5 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Apr 20, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02008: 8 CCR 5189 F01 B General
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $410, current $410. 8 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Apr 20, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02009: 8 CCR 5189 J02 D General
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $275, current $275. 4 instances. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Apr 20, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5144 A01, Respiratory protection Serious
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $4,950, current $4,950. 6 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Mar 23, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5189 F01 C General
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $3,710, current $545. 2 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Mar 23, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3380 A, Personal protective equipment General deleted on appeal
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $310, current $0. 6 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Apr 20, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02007: 8 CCR 5189 E02 F General deleted on appeal
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $205, current $0. 6 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Apr 20, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02010: 8 CCR 5189 J04 B General deleted on appeal
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $310, current $0. 2 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Apr 20, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02011: 8 CCR 6151 G04, Portable fire extinguishers General deleted on appeal
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $135, current $0. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Apr 20, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5164 A Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Mar 18, 2009. Proposed $3,710, current $0. 8 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2009, final order Sep 29, 2009. Abatement due Sep 23, 2009, 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 309911337. 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 309911337, 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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