Inspection record, Rancho Cordova

Golden State Water Company- A Subsidiary of American States Water Company Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 9, 2015

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

Planned inspection in Rancho Cordova: 10 citations, $11,830. 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 Golden State Water Company- A Subsidiary of American States Water Company at 11200 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova (Sacramento County) on Jan 9, 2015. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 7 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (0 serious) and proposed $29,805 in penalties; the current total is $11,830. 13 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Mar 21, 2016.

Citations

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

Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2405.2(f) General
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $1,125, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3210(A), Guardrails at elevated locations General
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $560, current $280. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 25, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3212(A)(1), Floor openings and wall openings General
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $420, current $280. 2 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3314(G)(2)(A), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $2,250, current $2,250. 2 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5144(C)(2)(A), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $1,125, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01019: 8 CCR 6151(E)(2), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $700, current $420. 4 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.12(a) General
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $3,375, current $1,125. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 7, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3212(A)(2)(A), Floor openings and wall openings General
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $6,750, current $1,125. 5 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 7, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3213(B) General
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $10,125, current $750. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 7, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4075(A) General
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $3,375, current $5,000. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 7, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 5157(C)(2), Confined spaces General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $935, current $0. 7 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2510.5 General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $1,125, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $1,125, current $0. 6 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Jul 6, 2015, final order Nov 24, 2015. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3314(J), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $2,250, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3314(L), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $2,250, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3389(A) General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $1,125, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5162(A), Emergency eyewash and shower General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $840, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 5157(C)(4), Confined spaces General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $2,250, current $0. 7 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5189(D)(3) General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $375, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 5189(E)(3)(A) General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $1,125, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 5189(H)(5) General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $1,125, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 01017: 8 CCR 5189(O) General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $1,125, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 01018: 8 CCR 5189(P) General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 25, 2015. Proposed $560, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 30, 2015. 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 340185578. 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 340185578, 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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