Inspection record, Oakland

Jerome and Horner Sheet Metal Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Nov 13, 2014

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

Planned inspection in Oakland: 24 citations, $14,765. One of 5 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 a planned inspection of Jerome and Horner Sheet Metal Inc. at 3400 Chestnut St, Oakland (Alameda County) on Nov 13, 2014. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 15 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 24 citations (4 serious) and proposed $27,485 in penalties; the current total is $14,765. 24 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jan 12, 2016. The employer has 4 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 2340.16(c), Electrical work space General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $165, current $165. 6 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2360.2(c) General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $110, current $110. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2473.1(a) General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $110, current $110. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2500.8(a)(1), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $110, current $110. 4 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2500.8(a)(2), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $110, current $110. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2500.8(a)(4), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $165, current $165. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 2500.10(a) General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $420, current $420. 6 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 2500.25 General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $165, current $165. 4 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 2510.58(b) General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $280, current $280. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3203(B)(1), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $225, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3235(G) General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $335, current $335. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3314(J), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $335, current $335. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 3400(C), Medical services and first aid General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $110, current $110. 5 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 3578(G) General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $110, current $110. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 3650(T)(7), Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $165, current $165. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 3668(D)(2), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $165, current $165. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01017: 8 CCR 5031(C) General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $280, current $280. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01018: 8 CCR 5143(A)(5) General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $225, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01019: 8 CCR 5164(A) General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $165, current $165. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01020: 8 CCR 6151(C)(1), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $110, current $110. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 27, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4207(A)(1) Serious
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $6,300, current $3,035. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 4, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4208(C) Serious
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $6,300, current $3,035. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 4, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4227(E) Serious
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $6,300, current $3,035. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 4, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4231(A) Serious
Issued Jan 28, 2015. Proposed $4,725, current $2,025. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 2, 2015, final order Sep 25, 2015. Abatement due Feb 4, 2015, 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 340079946. 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 340079946, 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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