Inspection record, Newark

Serious Energy, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 25, 2011

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Accident inspection in Newark: 9 citations, $18,300. 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 an accident inspection of Serious Energy, Inc. at 6800 Redeker Pl, Newark (Alameda County) on May 25, 2011. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 35 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (2 serious) and proposed $28,120 in penalties; the current total is $18,300. The case closed on Oct 6, 2011. 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 1430.7(b)(3) General
Issued Aug 5, 2011. Proposed $375, current $300. 35 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 7, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1430.30(a) General
Issued Aug 5, 2011. Proposed $375, current $0. 35 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 7, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3203 B02, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Aug 5, 2011. Proposed $375, current $300. 35 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 7, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3314 G02 A, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Aug 5, 2011. Proposed $935, current $750. 35 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 7, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3314 H, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Aug 5, 2011. Proposed $750, current $0. 35 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 7, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3314 J01, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Aug 5, 2011. Proposed $750, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3383 B General
Issued Aug 5, 2011. Proposed $935, current $750. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 7, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3999 B, Hand tools Serious
Issued Aug 5, 2011. Proposed $6,750, current $5,400. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3314 C, Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Aug 5, 2011. Proposed $16,875, current $10,800. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2011, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

May 23, 2011. Employee's Hand Is Caught in Machine and Is Amputated
Keywords: maintenance,amputated,roller--mach/part,crushed,conveyor,nip point,hand,unguarded

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 315314088. 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 315314088, 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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