Inspection record, San Jose

West Coast Boring Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 25, 2016

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Planned inspection in San Jose: 2 citations, $150. One of 196 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 planned inspection of West Coast Boring Inc at N First St & E Trimble Rd, San Jose (Santa Clara County) on Jan 25, 2016. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. The record lists 4 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 (0 serious) and proposed $260 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $150. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on May 15, 2017. The employer has 195 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 3276(e)(15)(B), Portable ladders General
Issued May 27, 2016. Proposed $150, current $150. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2016, final order Mar 29, 2017. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 8426(b), Emergency Plan General
Issued May 27, 2016. Proposed $110, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2016, final order Mar 29, 2017. Abatement due Jun 9, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5157(c)(1), Confined spaces General deleted on appeal
Issued May 27, 2016. Proposed $110, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2016, final order Mar 29, 2017. Abatement due Jun 9, 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 341203404. 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 341203404, 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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