Inspection record, Oakland

Performance Structures, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Dec 21, 2015

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

Complaint inspection in Oakland: 24 citations, $9,310. One of 2 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 Performance Structures, Inc. at 499 Embarcadero Ave, Oakland (Alameda County) on Dec 21, 2015. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 30 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 24 citations (0 serious) and proposed $21,175 in penalties; the current total is $9,310. 24 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Dec 17, 2018. The employer has 1 other inspection 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 3203(B)(1), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $350, current $275. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203(B)(2), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $350, current $275. 5 instances. 30 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 4202(C) General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $350, current $275. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5031(C) General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $350, current $275. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 4300.32(a)(3) General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $350, current $275. 3 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2340.22(b) General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $175, current $135. 6 instances. 30 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 2473.1(b) General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $175, current $135. 2 instances. 25 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 2500.8(a), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $175, current $135. 2 instances. 26 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $175, current $135. 30 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3314(G), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $525, current $410. 25 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3314(L), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $525, current $410. 25 instances. 25 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 3368(B) General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $175, current $135. 25 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 3668(A), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $390, current $310. 6 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 4002(A), Machine guarding, moving parts General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $525, current $410. 4 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 4070(A) General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $175, current $135. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01017: 8 CCR 4190(A) General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $260, current $205. 5 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01018: 8 CCR 4202(A) General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $175, current $135. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01019: 8 CCR 5144(C)(2)(B), Respiratory protection General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $350, current $275. 14 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 01020: 8 CCR 5155(E)(1), Airborne contaminants General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $350, current $275. 3 instances. 14 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 01021: 8 CCR 5194(E)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $350, current $275. 25 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01022: 8 CCR 5194(F)(6)(B), Hazard communication General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $175, current $135. 9 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 01023: 8 CCR 5194(H)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $350, current $275. 25 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4184(B), Cranes and derricks, general General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $7,200, current $410. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4214(A) General
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $7,200, current $3,600. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 2, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3328(A), Machinery and equipment, general General deleted on appeal
Issued May 26, 2016. Proposed $260, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 9, 2016, final order Sep 14, 2018. Abatement due Jun 25, 2016. 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 341133890. 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 341133890, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. Back to the safety tracker.

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