Inspection record, Saratoga

El Camino Paving, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Oct 30, 2007

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Accident inspection in Saratoga: 1 citation, $14,400, 1 death investigated. The employer's only inspection on 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 El Camino Paving, Inc. at 21081 Chiquita Way, Saratoga (Santa Clara County) on Oct 30, 2007. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 7 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 1 citation (1 serious) and proposed $3,710 in penalties; the current total is $14,400. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on May 3, 2014. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3328 C, Machinery and equipment, general Serious
Issued Feb 4, 2008. Proposed $3,710, current $14,400. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 14, 2008, final order May 13, 2009. Abatement due Feb 28, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3328 G, Machinery and equipment, general General deleted on appeal
Issued Feb 4, 2008. Proposed $550, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 14, 2008, final order May 13, 2009. Abatement due Mar 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3328 B, Machinery and equipment, general Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Feb 4, 2008. Proposed $14,400, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 14, 2008, final order May 13, 2009. Abatement due Feb 28, 2009, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Oct 29, 2007. Employee killed when struck by vehicle after jumping out
Keywords: highway,traffic accident,construction,driver,steep grade,truck,struck by,lost control,motor vehicle 1 death

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 311155451. 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 311155451, 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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