Inspection record, Hayward

Stone Etc Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 28, 2019

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Hayward: 18 citations, $476,420, 2 deaths investigated. 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 an accident inspection of Stone Etc Inc at 2148 A Dunn Road, Hayward (Alameda County) on Jan 28, 2019. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 110 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 18 citations (6 serious, 3 willful) and proposed $476,420 in penalties; the current total is $476,420. 18 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 2 workers died in the event that led to this inspection. 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 461(A) General
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $500, current $500. 3 instances. 15 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5204(E)(2)(B) General
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $500, current $500. 3 instances. 55 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $375, current $375. 4 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3319(E) General
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $375, current $375. 7 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3385(A), Foot protection General
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $375, current $375. 4 instances. 40 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5098(A)(5) General
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $1,000, current $1,000. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5162(E), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $750, current $750. 40 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5204(D)(1) General
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $1,125, current $1,125. 40 instances. 40 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5204(F)(2) General
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $1,250, current $1,250. 55 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 26, 2019. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3328(B), Machinery and equipment, general Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5144(G)(1)(A)2., Respiratory protection Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $22,500, current $22,500. 15 instances. 15 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5152(D) Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $22,500, current $22,500. 9 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5204(E)(4) Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $13,500, current $13,500. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5204(H)(1) Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $13,500, current $13,500. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5204(H)(2) Serious
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 7 instances. 15 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 5144(F), Respiratory protection Willful
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $112,500, current $112,500. 6 instances. 40 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 5204(F)(1) Willful
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $130,460, current $130,460. 2 instances. 17 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Abatement due Aug 2, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 5204(I)(1)(A) Willful
Issued Jul 26, 2019. Proposed $130,460, current $130,460. 40 instances. 40 workers exposed. Contested Sep 9, 2019, no final order yet. Read the rule.

The accident

Sep 23, 2018. Employee is exposed to silica while cutting stone and dies f
Keywords: chemical,dust,dust inhalation 2 deaths

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 343741732. 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 343741732, 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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