Inspection record, Huntington Beach

California Yacht Services Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 7, 2012

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Huntington Beach: 4 citations, $7,840, 1 death investigated. One of 2 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

Federal OSHA opened an accident inspection of California Yacht Services at Long Channel Near 3482 Sagamore Dr. Slip # 133 Sandy Ann, Huntington Beach (Orange County) on Feb 7, 2012. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 3 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 4 citations (4 serious) and proposed $11,200 in penalties; the current total is $7,840. The case closed on Apr 1, 2014. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 29 CFR 1915.77(e) Serious
Issued Jul 19, 2012. Proposed $2,800, current $1,960. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 29 CFR 1915.84(a)(2) Serious
Issued Jul 19, 2012. Proposed $2,800, current $1,960. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 26, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 29 CFR 1915.152(b) Serious
Issued Jul 19, 2012. Proposed $2,800, current $1,960. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 29 CFR 1915.152(e)(1) Serious
Issued Jul 19, 2012. Proposed $2,800, current $1,960. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 9, 2012, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Feb 2, 2012. Employee dies from drowning while cleaning boat in saltwater
Keywords: access/egress,drowning,fall,lost balance,slip 1 death

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 331910109. 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 331910109, 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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