Inspection record, Red Bluff

Sierra Pacific Industries Cal/OSHA Inspection, Sep 15, 2015

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

Planned inspection in Red Bluff: 17 citations, $13,820. One of 215 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,852 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 Sierra Pacific Industries at 11605 Reading Rd, Red Bluff (Tehama County) on Sep 15, 2015. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. The record lists 415 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 17 citations (6 serious) and proposed $23,700 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $13,820. 17 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Aug 15, 2017. The employer has 214 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 2305.4(a) General
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $175, current $175. 2 instances. 310 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Abatement due Apr 9, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2473.2(a), Covers and Canopies General
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $175, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2500.8(a), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $175, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Abatement due Apr 9, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2500.10(a), Pull at Joints and Terminals General
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $175, current $175. 3 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5143(a)(5), General Requirements of Mechanical Ventilation Systems General
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $525, current $175. 7 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Abatement due Apr 9, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5144(c)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $260, current $260. 5 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Abatement due Apr 9, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144(h)(2)(A), Respiratory protection General
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $390, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Abatement due Apr 9, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5144(m), Respiratory protection General
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $350, current $0. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Abatement due Apr 9, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5155(e)(1), Airborne contaminants General
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $390, current $175. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Abatement due Apr 9, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5157(c)(2), Confined spaces General
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $350, current $0. 2 instances. 310 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Abatement due Apr 9, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5460(f), Powder Coating General
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $260, current $260. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Abatement due Apr 9, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2473.1(b), Conductors Entering Boxes, Cabinets, or Fittings Serious
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $3,150, current $3,150. 2 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4050(a), Shafting, Collars, Clutches, and Couplings Serious
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $3,150, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4187(a), Rolls Serious
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $3,150, current $3,150. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4227(a), Metal Shears Serious
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $3,150, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4310(a)(1), Band Knives and Band Saws Serious
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $3,150, current $3,150. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4318.1(a), Wood Shapers and Similar Equipment (Class B) Serious
Issued Mar 10, 2016. Proposed $4,725, current $3,150. 8 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2016, final order Aug 2, 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 340925767. 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 340925767, 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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