Inspection record, Palm Springs

Sound-Crete Contractors, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 22, 2018

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Accident inspection in Palm Springs: 4 citations, $5,700. One of 3 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 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 Sound-Crete Contractors, Inc. at 2000 N. Indian Canyon, Palm Springs (Riverside County) on Aug 22, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. The record lists 157 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 4 citations (2 serious) and proposed $10,960 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $5,700. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 8, 2019. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1512(b), Emergency medical services (construction) General
Issued Jan 23, 2019. Proposed $420, current $150. 2 workers exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2019, final order Mar 11, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3395(h)(2), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jan 23, 2019. Proposed $420, current $150. 1 worker exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2019, final order Mar 11, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3395(f), Heat illness prevention, outdoor Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2019. Proposed $5,060, current $2,700. 2 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2019, final order Mar 11, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3395(i), Heat illness prevention, outdoor Serious
Issued Jan 23, 2019. Proposed $5,060, current $2,700. 1 worker exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2019, final order Mar 11, 2019. Read the rule.

The accident

Jul 23, 2018. Employee experiences heat stress in hot work environment
Keywords: arm,concrete form work,equipment operator,heat,heat exhaustion,heat index,illness,installing,leg,pouring,residential construction,vomit,water 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 343417788. 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 343417788, 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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