Inspection record, San Diego

Otis Elevator Company Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 20, 2015

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Complaint inspection in San Diego: 2 citations, $19,125. One of 23 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 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 Otis Elevator Company at 4655 Executive Drive, San Diego (San Diego County) on May 20, 2015. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 100 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. Inspectors issued 2 citations (2 serious) and proposed $30,600 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $19,125. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 4 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jan 23, 2019. The employer has 22 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 04001: 8 CCR 3314(g), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Sep 10, 2015. Proposed $9,000, current $5,625. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2015, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Sep 23, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3328(a), Machinery and equipment, general Serious
Issued Sep 10, 2015. Proposed $21,600, current $13,500. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2015, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Sep 23, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 2320.6(a), Accident Prevention Tags General deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 10, 2015. Proposed $450, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2015, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1509(a), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 10, 2015. Proposed $7,200, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2015, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Sep 23, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 1509(b), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 10, 2015. Proposed $9,000, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2015, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Sep 23, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 3328(e), Machinery and equipment, general Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 10, 2015. Proposed $9,000, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2015, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Sep 23, 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 340644061. 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 340644061, checked Nov 4, 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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