Inspection record, Linden

A. Sambado & Son, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 21, 2009

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

Planned inspection in Linden: 12 citations, $6,300. 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 A. Sambado & Son, Inc. at 16461 E. Comstock Rd., Linden (San Joaquin County) on Jul 21, 2009. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 120 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 12 citations (2 serious) and proposed $8,550 in penalties; the current total is $6,300. 12 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 4 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Mar 26, 2013. 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 5162 E, Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Aug 11, 2009. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Sep 13, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5189 O General
Issued Aug 11, 2009. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Sep 13, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3210 A, Guardrails at elevated locations General
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $300, current $150. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3212 A02 A, Floor openings and wall openings General
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $600, current $150. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3248 A General
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $600, current $150. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3314 H, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $150, current $150. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5189 E05 General
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $300, current $150. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Nov 6, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5189 F01 General
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $750, current $150. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5189 F01 C2 General
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $150, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 5189 F03 General
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $300, current $0. 7 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5162 A, Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5189 J02 B Serious
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144 F02, Respiratory protection General deleted on appeal
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $300, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5157 C02, Confined spaces General deleted on appeal
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $300, current $0. 10 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5189 D03 A General deleted on appeal
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $300, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5189 H06 General deleted on appeal
Issued Nov 3, 2009. Proposed $150, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 16, 2009, final order Apr 15, 2010. Abatement due Dec 6, 2009. 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 311073787. 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 311073787, 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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