Inspection record, San Francisco

John Lee Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 5, 2008

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

Complaint inspection in San Francisco: 8 citations, $1,410. 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 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of John Lee at 351 - 17th Avenue, San Francisco (San Francisco County) on Aug 5, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 3 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 8 citations (5 serious) and proposed $1,410 in penalties, which stands as the current total. The case closed on Jun 20, 2009. 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 1512(b), Emergency medical services (construction) General
Issued Aug 22, 2008. Proposed $50, current $50. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 10, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1512(c)(1), Emergency medical services (construction) General
Issued Aug 22, 2008. Proposed $50, current $50. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 24, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3381(a), Head Protection General
Issued Aug 22, 2008. Proposed $50, current $50. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 24, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1640(b), Light-Duty Wooden Pole Scaffolds Serious
Issued Aug 22, 2008. Proposed $900, current $900. 4 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 27, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 1640(b)(2), Light-Duty Wooden Pole Scaffolds Serious
Issued Aug 22, 2008. Proposed $90, current $90. 6 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 27, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 1640(b)(3), Light-Duty Wooden Pole Scaffolds Serious
Issued Aug 22, 2008. Proposed $90, current $90. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 27, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 1640(b)(4), Light-Duty Wooden Pole Scaffolds Serious
Issued Aug 22, 2008. Proposed $90, current $90. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 27, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 1642, Schedules of Timber Scaffolds up to 60 Feet in Height Serious
Issued Aug 22, 2008. Proposed $90, current $90. 8 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 27, 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 311059703. 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 311059703, 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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