What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Communications & Power Industries at 811 Hanson Way, Palo Alto (Santa Clara County) on Oct 17, 2007. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 650 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 4 citations (0 serious) and proposed $6,460 in penalties; the current total is $1,095. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jan 29, 2009. The employer has 2 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 Jan 25, 2008. Proposed $420, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 4, 2008, final order Dec 30, 2008. Abatement due Feb 20, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 25, 2008. Proposed $560, current $225. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 4, 2008, final order Dec 30, 2008. Abatement due Feb 20, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 25, 2008. Proposed $420, current $420. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jan 30, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 25, 2008. Proposed $5,060, current $450. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 4, 2008, final order Dec 30, 2008. Abatement due Feb 20, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: burn,shock,electric shock,electrical cabinet
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 311155311. 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 311155311, 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.