Inspection record, Monterey

Pater Dignitas, Inc., dba Carmel Hills Care Center Cal/OSHA Inspection, Dec 16, 2013

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Planned inspection in Monterey: 14 citations, $12,810. 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 Pater Dignitas, Inc., dba Carmel Hills Care Center at 23795 W R Holman HWY, Monterey (Monterey County) on Dec 16, 2013. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 90 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 14 citations (7 serious) and proposed $21,000 in penalties; the current total is $12,810. 14 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $300, current $300. 11 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due Jun 9, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2473.2(a) General
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $300, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due Jun 9, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5142 A02 General
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $300, current $300. 19 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due Jun 9, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5144 F02, Respiratory protection General
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $300, current $300. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due Jun 9, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5144 G01 A1, Respiratory protection General
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $300, current $0. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due Jun 9, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5144 H02 A, Respiratory protection General
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $300, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due Jun 9, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5199 D01, Aerosol transmissible diseases General
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $300, current $300. 114 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due Jun 9, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3249 B Serious
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 2 instances. 8 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due May 17, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4002 A, Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $2,700, current $270. 8 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due May 17, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4050 A Serious
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $2,700, current $270. 8 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due May 17, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4184 B, Cranes and derricks, general Serious
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 8 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due May 17, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4300 D Serious
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due May 17, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5162 A, Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due May 17, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 5162 B, Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued May 7, 2014. Proposed $2,700, current $270. 9 workers exposed. Contested May 22, 2014, final order Aug 13, 2014. Abatement due May 17, 2014, 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 317429165. 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 317429165, 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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