Inspection record, Poway

Poway Unified School District Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 17, 2008

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Accident inspection in Poway: 5 citations, $1,350. One of 6 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 an accident inspection of Poway Unified School District at 15500 Espola Rd, Poway (San Diego County) on Apr 17, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 250 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 5 citations (0 serious) and proposed $4,495 in penalties; the current total is $1,350. The case closed on Dec 17, 2008. The employer has 5 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 Jun 17, 2008. Proposed $185, current $150. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5144 C02, Respiratory protection General
Issued Jun 17, 2008. Proposed $375, current $150. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5194 F04, Hazard communication General
Issued Jun 17, 2008. Proposed $280, current $225. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5194 H01, Hazard communication General
Issued Jun 17, 2008. Proposed $280, current $225. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5162 B, Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Jun 17, 2008. Proposed $3,375, current $600. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Mar 26, 2008. Employee Is Injured When Loading Equipment Into Vehicle
Keywords: loading,vehicle,back pain,sprain 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 310816004. 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 310816004, 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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