Inspection record, Fair Oaks

Jeannette Bell & Bonnie LYNN Daniel, Individually Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 29, 2016

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Fair Oaks: 8 citations, $19,705, 1 death investigated. The employer's only inspection on 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 an accident inspection of Jeannette Bell & Bonnie LYNN Daniel, Individually at 5714 Hoffman Lane, Fair Oaks (Sacramento County) on Jul 29, 2016. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 3 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 $19,705 in penalties, which stands as the current total. The case is still open. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3382(a), Eye and Face Protection General
Issued Dec 16, 2016. Proposed $280, current $280. 1 worker exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3395(i), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Dec 16, 2016. Proposed $500, current $500. 3 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3421(a), Logging, general General
Issued Dec 16, 2016. Proposed $625, current $625. 3 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3421(i), Logging, general General
Issued Dec 16, 2016. Proposed $375, current $375. 3 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3421(m), Logging, general General
Issued Dec 16, 2016. Proposed $375, current $375. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jan 20, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3383(b), Body Protection Serious
Issued Dec 16, 2016. Proposed $5,400, current $5,400. 1 worker exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3421(c), Logging, general Serious
Issued Dec 16, 2016. Proposed $5,400, current $5,400. 1 worker exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 5A0001 Serious
Issued Dec 16, 2016. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 3 instances. 1 worker exposed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jul 29, 2016. Employee is killed by chain saw when trimming a tree branch
Keywords: chain saw,forearm,kick back,struck by,tree limb,tree trimming 1 death

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 341658607. 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 341658607, 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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