What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of W.J. Griffin Inc at 905 S. Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County) on Jul 27, 2018. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 200 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (3 serious) and proposed $18,745 in penalties; the current total is $11,070. 10 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Oct 17, 2022. 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 Dec 3, 2018. Proposed $375, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 13, 2019, final order Jun 19, 2019. Abatement due Jan 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 3, 2018. Proposed $375, current $300. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 13, 2019, final order Jun 19, 2019. Abatement due Jan 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 3, 2018. Proposed $375, current $300. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 13, 2019, final order Jun 19, 2019. Abatement due Jan 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 3, 2018. Proposed $185, current $0. 13 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 13, 2019, final order Jun 19, 2019. Abatement due Jan 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 3, 2018. Proposed $185, current $150. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 13, 2019, final order Jun 19, 2019. Abatement due Jan 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 3, 2018. Proposed $375, current $300. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 13, 2019, final order Jun 19, 2019. Abatement due Jan 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 3, 2018. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 13, 2019, final order Apr 29, 2020. Abatement due Dec 10, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 3, 2018. Proposed $3,375, current $300. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 13, 2019, final order Jun 19, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 3, 2018. Proposed $3,375, current $270. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 13, 2019, final order Jun 19, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 3, 2018. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 13, 2019, final order Jun 19, 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 343338091. 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 343338091, 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.