What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Charles M Vogel dba C M Vogel Electric at 30817 Thousand Oaks BLVD., Westlake Village (Ventura County) on Feb 3, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 5 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 5 citations (1 serious) and proposed $11,865 in penalties; the current total is $10,800. 5 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. 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.
Issued Aug 3, 2017. Proposed $260, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 25, 2017, final order Mar 11, 2021. Abatement due Sep 7, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 3, 2017. Proposed $260, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 25, 2017, final order Mar 11, 2021. Abatement due Sep 7, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 3, 2017. Proposed $195, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 25, 2017, final order Mar 11, 2021. Abatement due Sep 7, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 3, 2017. Proposed $350, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 25, 2017, final order Mar 11, 2021. Abatement due Sep 7, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 3, 2017. Proposed $10,800, current $10,800. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 25, 2017, final order Mar 11, 2021. Abatement due Aug 15, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: asphyxiated,carbon monoxide,saw 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 342079282. 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 342079282, 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.