What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of Tennyson Electric, Inc. at Middlefield Road & Woodside Road, Redwood City (San Mateo County) on Nov 22, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 160 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected, with union representation. Inspectors issued 4 citations (1 serious) and proposed $3,600 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $3,300. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Mar 25, 2020. The employer has 6 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 Mar 7, 2019. Proposed $300, current $0. 6 workers exposed. Contested Mar 27, 2019, final order Jan 2, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 7, 2019. Proposed $300, current $300. 100 instances. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 26, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 7, 2019. Proposed $300, current $300. 100 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 26, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 7, 2019. Proposed $2,700, current $2,700. 2 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Mar 27, 2019, final order Jan 2, 2020. 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 343626479. 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 343626479, 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.