Inspection record, Oakland

Svenhards Swedish Bakery Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 3, 2015

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Complaint inspection in Oakland: 24 citations, $24,560. One of 3 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 complaint inspection of Svenhards Swedish Bakery at 335 Adeline St, Oakland (Alameda County) on Apr 3, 2015. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 140 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 24 citations (8 serious) and proposed $37,415 in penalties; the current total is $24,560. 24 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 19, 2016. The employer has 2 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 Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 3 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2473.1(b) General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2500.25 General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3210(A), Guardrails at elevated locations General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $280, current $225. 3 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3216(B), Aisles General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3227(C) General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3273(A), Working area, floors and walkways General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $700, current $560. 4 instances. 125 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3362(G), General sanitation requirements General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 18 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3364(B), Sanitary facilities General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 2 instances. 125 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3365 General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3400(C), Medical services and first aid General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 4650(D) General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $280, current $225. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 5142(B)(1) General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 19 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5162(E), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 2 instances. 18 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 5164(A) General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 6151(C)(1), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $185, current $150. 4 instances. 23 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 26, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 5A0001 Serious
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 2 instances. 51 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4002(A), Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $6,750, current $2,700. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 3, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4050(A) Serious
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $6,750, current $2,700. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Abatement due Sep 3, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4227(E) Serious
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4300.1(a) Serious
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4312 Serious
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 5157(C)(1), Confined spaces Serious
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 2015. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 5157(C)(4), Confined spaces Serious
Issued Aug 27, 2015. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 11, 2015, final order Nov 16, 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 340514694. 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 340514694, 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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