Inspection record, Willits

Northern Aggregates Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 11, 2016

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

Planned inspection in Willits: 20 citations, $20,415. One of 17 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 Northern Aggregates Inc at 16680 North Highway 101, Willits (Mendocino County) on May 11, 2016. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. The record lists 7 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 20 citations (3 serious) and proposed $20,415 in penalties, which stands as the current total. The case closed on Feb 16, 2017. The employer has 16 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 3220(b), Emergency action plan General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $165, current $165. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3221(b), Fire prevention plan General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3221(c), Fire prevention plan General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3395(d)(1), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3395(d)(3), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3395(d)(4), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3395(f)(1), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3395(f)(4), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $75, current $75. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3395(g)(1), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $375, current $375. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3395(g)(2), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3395(h)(1), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $450, current $450. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3395(h)(2), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $450, current $450. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 5157(c)(1), Confined spaces General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5157(c)(2), Confined spaces General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 5194(e)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 6964(a), Safety Committee General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01017: 8 CCR 3314(j), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3314(g)(1)(B), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $5,400, current $5,400. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3314(g)(2)(A), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $5,400, current $5,400. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3314(l)(1), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $5,400, current $5,400. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 24, 2016, 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 341467637. 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 341467637, 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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