Inspection record, Yorba Linda

Shimmick Construction CO Inc/Obayashi Corp JV Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 23, 2011

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Complaint inspection in Yorba Linda: 14 citations, $197,375. One of 3 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 complaint inspection of Shimmick Construction CO Inc/Obayashi Corp JV at 3972 Valley View BLVD, Yorba Linda (Orange County) on Mar 23, 2011. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 120 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 14 citations (6 serious, 2 willful) and proposed $197,375 in penalties; the current total is $197,375. 14 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1509 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $675, current $675. 120 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Oct 24, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1527 A01 F2 General
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $225, current $225. 120 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1541 F, Excavations, general General
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $675, current $675. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 1620 C General
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $675, current $675. 7 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 6151 C01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $225, current $225. 5 instances. 120 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 6151 E03, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $225, current $225. 120 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1541 B01 D4, Excavations, general Serious
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $10,125, current $10,125. 4 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 1541 K01, Excavations, general Serious
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $10,125, current $10,125. 2 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 1541 L01, Excavations, general Serious
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $10,125, current $10,125. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 1541.1(e)(2), Excavations, protective systems Serious
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $10,125, current $10,125. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 1620 A02 Serious
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $8,100, current $8,100. 2 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5185 L Serious
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $6,075, current $6,075. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 1541 B01 D3, Excavations, general Willful
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $70,000, current $70,000. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 1541.1(a)(1), Excavations, protective systems Willful
Issued Sep 21, 2011. Proposed $70,000, current $70,000. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 3, 2011, final order Jun 30, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2011, completed. 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 313169724. 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 313169724, 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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