Inspection record, Oakland

Fred Finch Youth Center Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jun 14, 2018

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Planned inspection in Oakland: 13 citations, $6,555. One of 6 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 Fred Finch Youth Center at 3800 Coolidge Ave, Oakland (Alameda County) on Jun 14, 2018. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 447 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 13 citations (2 serious) and proposed $13,955 in penalties; the current total is $6,555. 13 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Feb 25, 2019. The employer has 5 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 3241(A), Live loads General
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $375, current $300. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Abatement due Sep 24, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 2340.2(b) General
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $375, current $150. 11 instances. 207 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Abatement due Sep 24, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.22(b) General
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $280, current $150. 11 instances. 51 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Abatement due Sep 24, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2473.1(b) General
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $280, current $150. 3 instances. 207 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Abatement due Sep 24, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2473.2(b) General
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $280, current $150. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Abatement due Sep 24, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2500.25 General
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $375, current $225. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Abatement due Sep 24, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3210(A), Guardrails at elevated locations General
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $375, current $225. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Abatement due Sep 24, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3277(K) General
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $375, current $225. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Abatement due Sep 24, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3319(E) General
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $185, current $150. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Abatement due Sep 24, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5193(C)(1)(B), Bloodborne pathogens General
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $560, current $225. 7 instances. 447 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Abatement due Sep 24, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 6151(C)(1), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $375, current $150. 8 instances. 207 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Abatement due Sep 24, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4300.1(a) Serious
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $5,060, current $4,050. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4300.1(c)(1) Serious
Issued Aug 23, 2018. Proposed $5,060, current $405. 5 workers exposed. Contested Sep 5, 2018, final order Jan 9, 2019. 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 343229639. 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 343229639, 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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