Inspection record, Clearlake Oaks

Clearlake Lava Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 10, 2016

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Planned inspection in Clearlake Oaks: 12 citations, $3,720. One of 37 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 planned inspection of Clearlake Lava Inc at 14572 HWY 20, Clearlake Oaks (Lake County) on Aug 10, 2016. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 4 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 12 citations (2 serious) and proposed $13,215 in penalties; the current total is $3,720. 10 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 17, 2018. The employer has 36 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 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $225, current $150. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jan 24, 2017, final order Mar 29, 2018. Abatement due Apr 9, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3220(B), Emergency action plan General
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $225, current $150. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jan 24, 2017, final order Mar 29, 2018. Abatement due Apr 9, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3220(C)(1), Emergency action plan General
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $225, current $150. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jan 24, 2017, final order Mar 29, 2018. Abatement due Apr 9, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3395(I), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $375, current $250. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jan 24, 2017, final order Mar 29, 2018. Abatement due Apr 9, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5157(C)(2), Confined spaces General
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $225, current $150. 6 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 24, 2017, final order Mar 29, 2018. Abatement due Apr 9, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5157(C)(4), Confined spaces General
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $300, current $200. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jan 24, 2017, final order Mar 29, 2018. Abatement due Apr 9, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5157(G)(1), Confined spaces General
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $225, current $150. 6 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jan 24, 2017, final order Mar 29, 2018. Abatement due Apr 9, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5194(E)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $225, current $150. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jan 24, 2017, final order Mar 29, 2018. Abatement due Apr 9, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 6151(C)(1), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $165, current $165. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 12, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 7016(I) General
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $225, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Dec 12, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3314(G)(1)(B), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $5,400, current $1,800. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jan 24, 2017, final order Mar 29, 2018. Abatement due Apr 9, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3314(G)(2)(A), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Nov 30, 2016. Proposed $5,400, current $180. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jan 24, 2017, final order Mar 29, 2018. Abatement due Apr 9, 2018, 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 341695336. 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 341695336, checked Nov 1, 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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