Inspection record, Forks of Salmon

Gold Run Enterprises LLC Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jun 2, 2010

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

Accident inspection in Forks of Salmon: 10 citations, $54,720, 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

Federal OSHA opened an accident inspection of Gold Run Enterprises LLC at Know Nothing Creek Road, Forks of Salmon (Siskiyou County) on Jun 2, 2010. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 12 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (5 serious, 1 willful) and proposed $114,975 in penalties; the current total is $54,720. 10 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Feb 5, 2019. 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 01001: 8 CCR 7070 A General
Issued Oct 13, 2010. Proposed $560, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2010, final order Jun 17, 2013. Abatement due Oct 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5248 A General
Issued Oct 13, 2010. Proposed $225, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2010, final order Jun 17, 2013. Abatement due Oct 18, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5298 A10 General
Issued Oct 13, 2010. Proposed $560, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2010, final order Jun 17, 2013. Abatement due Oct 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5144 C, Respiratory protection General
Issued Oct 13, 2010. Proposed $560, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2010, final order Jun 17, 2013. Abatement due Nov 13, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5293 B Serious
Issued Oct 13, 2010. Proposed $18,900, current $12,600. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2010, final order Jun 17, 2013. Abatement due Oct 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5251 M Serious
Issued Oct 13, 2010. Proposed $5,060, current $405. 7 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2010, final order Jun 17, 2013. Abatement due Oct 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 6967 A Serious
Issued Oct 13, 2010. Proposed $12,150, current $405. 7 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2010, final order Jun 17, 2013. Abatement due Oct 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 7104 C Serious
Issued Oct 13, 2010. Proposed $5,060, current $405. 7 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2010, final order Jun 17, 2013. Abatement due Oct 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5295 E Serious
Issued Oct 13, 2010. Proposed $12,150, current $405. 7 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2010, final order Jun 17, 2013. Abatement due Oct 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5238 A Willful
Issued Oct 13, 2010. Proposed $59,750, current $40,500. 7 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2010, final order Jun 17, 2013. Abatement due Oct 30, 2010, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

May 28, 2010. Two Employees Are Killed When Gas Detonates in Mine
Keywords: fire,gas,explosion,toxic fumes 1 death 1 hospitalized

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 311730147. 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 311730147, 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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