What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of National Metal Fabricators at 491 E. Empire St., San Jose (Santa Clara County) on Jul 18, 2007. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 6 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 1 citation (0 serious) and proposed $2,475 in penalties; the current total is $300. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Oct 23, 2008. 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.
Issued Oct 30, 2007. Proposed $2,475, current $300. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 20, 2007, final order Aug 5, 2008. Abatement due Nov 27, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 30, 2007. Proposed $2,475, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 20, 2007, final order Aug 5, 2008. Abatement due Nov 27, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: fracture,work rules,construction,fall,fall protection,walking on beam,lost balance,foot,leg,unstable position
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 311154090. 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 311154090, 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.