Inspection record, Grass Valley

Highgate Grass Valley, LLC Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jun 2, 2011

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

Planned inspection in Grass Valley: 16 citations, $5,850. 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 a planned inspection of Highgate Grass Valley, LLC at 415 Sierra College Dr., Grass Valley (Nevada County) on Jun 2, 2011. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 47 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 16 citations (0 serious) and proposed $8,775 in penalties; the current total is $5,850. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Jan 27, 2012.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 2340.16(c), Electrical work space General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $675, current $450. 3 instances. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3203 B02, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $450, current $300. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3220 B, Emergency action plan General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $675, current $450. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3221 B, Fire prevention plan General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $675, current $450. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3395 F03, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $675, current $450. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144 C01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $675, current $450. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5193 C01 B, Bloodborne pathogens General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $675, current $450. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5194 E01, Hazard communication General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $675, current $450. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5199 C, Aerosol transmissible diseases General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $675, current $450. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 6151 C01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $225, current $150. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 6151 E02, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $450, current $300. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 1430.32(a)(1) General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $450, current $300. 2 instances. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 1430.32(a)(3) General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $450, current $300. 4 instances. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 1430.32(b)(2) General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $450, current $300. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 1430.32(b)(2) General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $450, current $300. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01017: 8 CCR 1430.32(b)(4) General
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $450, current $300. 4 instances. Abatement due Nov 5, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203 A04, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Oct 3, 2011. Proposed $675, current $0. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 5, 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 315267377. 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 315267377, 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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