What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Castro Valley Unified School District - Creekside Middle School at 2644 Somerset Avenue, Castro Valley (Alameda County) on Jul 5, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 1,100 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. The employer is a local government body. Inspectors issued 4 citations (3 serious) and proposed $54,560 in penalties; the current total is $31,950. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Dec 21, 2017. The employer has 2 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 Aug 31, 2017. Proposed $560, current $450. 28 workers exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2017, final order Oct 27, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 31, 2017. Proposed $22,500, current $6,750. 2 instances. 28 workers exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2017, final order Oct 27, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 31, 2017. Proposed $22,500, current $18,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2017, final order Oct 27, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 31, 2017. Proposed $9,000, current $6,750. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2017, final order Oct 27, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 31, 2017. Proposed $5,000, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2017, final order Oct 27, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 31, 2017. Proposed $560, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 21, 2017, final order Oct 27, 2017. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: back,fall,fall protection,fracture,roof,tree,tree trimming 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 342437357. 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 342437357, 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.