Inspection record, Modesto

Barrett Business Services, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 22, 2015

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

Referral inspection in Modesto: 8 citations, $8,030. One of 101 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 referral inspection of Barrett Business Services, Inc. at 2719 Nathan Ave, Modesto (Stanislaus County) on May 22, 2015. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. The record lists 5 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 8 citations (3 serious) and proposed $8,030 in penalties, which stands as the current total. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 4, 2017. The employer has 100 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 5194(g)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued Jul 21, 2015. Proposed $85, current $85. 5 workers exposed. Contested Aug 3, 2015, final order Mar 3, 2017. Abatement due Sep 4, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5157(c)(1), Confined spaces General
Issued Jul 21, 2015. Proposed $260, current $260. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 3, 2015, final order Mar 3, 2017. Abatement due Sep 4, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5157(c)(2), Confined spaces General
Issued Jul 21, 2015. Proposed $85, current $85. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 3, 2015, final order Mar 3, 2017. Abatement due Sep 4, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5157(e), Confined spaces General
Issued Jul 21, 2015. Proposed $260, current $260. 2 workers exposed. Contested Aug 3, 2015, final order Mar 3, 2017. Abatement due Sep 4, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5144(c)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jul 21, 2015. Proposed $260, current $260. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 3, 2015, final order Mar 3, 2017. Abatement due Sep 4, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5157(d)(5), Confined spaces Serious
Issued Jul 21, 2015. Proposed $2,360, current $2,360. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 3, 2015, final order Mar 3, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5157(k), Confined spaces Serious
Issued Jul 21, 2015. Proposed $2,360, current $2,360. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 3, 2015, final order Mar 3, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5157(d)(3), Confined spaces Serious
Issued Jul 21, 2015. Proposed $2,360, current $2,360. 1 worker exposed. Contested Aug 3, 2015, final order Mar 3, 2017. 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 340658061. 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 340658061, 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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