Inspection record, Imperial

Martin Hydroblasting Services, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 26, 2015

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

Unprogrammed related inspection in Imperial: 4 citations, $1,519. 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 unprogrammed related inspection of Martin Hydroblasting Services, Inc. at 500 South Main St, Imperial (Imperial County) on Feb 26, 2015. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 21 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 4 citations (0 serious) and proposed $1,519 in penalties; the current total is $1,519. The case closed on Jan 29, 2017. 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 1670(B)(10), Fall protection (construction) General
Issued Jul 16, 2015. Proposed $450, current $450. 6 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1670(B)(17), Fall protection (construction) General
Issued Jul 16, 2015. Proposed $450, current $450. 8 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3380(F)(3), Personal protective equipment General
Issued Jul 16, 2015. Proposed $169, current $169. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5157(D)(4), Confined spaces General
Issued Jul 16, 2015. Proposed $450, current $450. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 10, 2015, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jan 17, 2015. WORKER CLEANING TANK IS STRUCK BY PRESSURIZED WATER AND HIS
Keywords: struck by,amputation,laceration,high pressure,hand,confined space,accidental discharge,water,tank cleaning,tank 1 hospitalized

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 340431444. 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 340431444, 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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