Inspection record, Fremont

Sysco San Francisco, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 11, 2018

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Fremont: 3 citations, $27,000, 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 122,854 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 Sysco San Francisco, Inc. at 5900 Stewart Ave., Fremont (Alameda County) on Jan 11, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 150 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. Inspectors issued 3 citations (1 serious) and proposed $20,000 in penalties; with later additions the current total is $27,000. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Jun 16, 2020. 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 3203(a)(7)(C), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 10, 2018. Proposed $500, current $500. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 27, 2018, final order May 1, 2020. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203(a)(4), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 10, 2018. Proposed $1,500, current $1,500. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 27, 2018, final order May 1, 2020. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3706(b), Truck Warning Device Serious
Issued Jul 10, 2018. Proposed $18,000, current $25,000. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 27, 2018, final order May 1, 2020. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3328(g), Machinery and equipment, general Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Jul 10, 2018. Proposed $18,000, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 27, 2018, final order May 1, 2020. Read the rule.

The accident

Jan 10, 2018. Crushed between loading dock and trailer
Keywords: pinned,struck against,struck by,trailer 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 342874542. 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 342874542, 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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