Inspection record, La Honda

Jeffrey Smith dba Zoecom Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 28, 2010

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Accident inspection in La Honda: 1 citation, $5,400. The employer's only inspection on 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 an accident inspection of Jeffrey Smith dba Zoecom at 10591 la Honda Road, Pole #59-1, La Honda (San Mateo County) on May 28, 2010. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 5 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 1 citation (1 serious) and proposed $10,800 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $5,400. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Apr 16, 2011.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 2946(a), Provisions for Preventing Accidents Due to Proximity to Overhead Lines Serious
Issued Jun 15, 2010. Proposed $10,800, current $5,400. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jun 25, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2946(b)(2), Provisions for Preventing Accidents Due to Proximity to Overhead Lines Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 15, 2010. Proposed $1,080, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jun 25, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 8602(h), Telecommunications, general Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 15, 2010. Proposed $10,800, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Abatement due Jun 25, 2010, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

May 10, 2010. Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line
Keywords: burn,overhead power line,electrical,telecom work,e tc,electric shock,suspension strand,utility pole,communication worker 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 310097811. 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 310097811, 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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