Inspection record, Alameda

Delta Sandblasting Company Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 30, 2013

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

Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Alameda: 6 citations, $16,000, 1 death investigated. One of 11 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 Delta Sandblasting Company Inc at SS Algol Pier 2, Alameda Point, Alameda (Alameda County) on Jul 30, 2013. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 20 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 6 citations (4 serious, 1 repeat) and proposed $16,000 in penalties; the current total is $16,000. The case closed on Dec 1, 2013. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 10 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: 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6) Serious
Issued Nov 26, 2013. Proposed $2,800, current $2,800. 2 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Jan 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1) Serious
Issued Nov 26, 2013. Proposed $2,800, current $2,800. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7) Serious
Issued Nov 26, 2013. Proposed $2,000, current $2,000. 9 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 29 CFR 1915.12(e) Serious
Issued Nov 26, 2013. Proposed $2,800, current $2,800. 9 workers exposed. Abatement due Jan 22, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) Repeat
Issued Nov 26, 2013. Proposed $5,600, current $5,600. 8 instances. 8 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 23, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5) General
Issued Nov 26, 2013. Proposed $0, current $0. 9 workers exposed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jul 30, 2013. Employee collapses after leaving work pit and is killed
Keywords: asphyxiated,cpr,collapse,sandblasting 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 339240459. 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 339240459, 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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