What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Southland Paving, Inc. at 1111 Wagner Drive, El Cajon (San Diego County) on Apr 3, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 100 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 6 citations (2 serious) and proposed $45,500 in penalties; the current total is $28,895. 6 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Oct 26, 2023. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 4 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Sep 21, 2017. Proposed $405, current $310. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 6, 2017, final order Sep 1, 2023. Abatement due Oct 31, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 21, 2017. Proposed $730, current $560. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 6, 2017, final order Sep 1, 2023. Abatement due Oct 31, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 21, 2017. Proposed $605, current $465. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 6, 2017, final order Sep 1, 2023. Abatement due Oct 31, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 21, 2017. Proposed $16,200, current $7,310. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 6, 2017, final order Sep 1, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 21, 2017. Proposed $20,250, current $20,250. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 6, 2017, final order Sep 1, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 21, 2017. Proposed $7,310, current $0. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 6, 2017, final order Sep 1, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 21, 2017. Proposed $325, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 6, 2017, final order Sep 1, 2023. Abatement due Oct 31, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: buried,collapse,concrete block,construction,excavation,foot,head,trench,unsecured,wall 1 death 1 hospitalized
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 342220985. 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 342220985, 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.